Connecticut Groups Cancels Plan to Destroy Violent Games

An anonymous reader writes with an update to an earlier story about a group wanting to destroy your violent video games. "Southington, a town in Connecticut, has canceled its plans to collect and destroy violent games, stating that it has already succeeded in raising attention." Perhaps the real reason: "Backed by the Southington Chamber of Commerce, SouthingtonSOS originally planned to offer citizens $25 gift certificates in exchange for their violent games, films, and CDs, which the group would collect for 'permanent disposal.'"

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Re:now they can concentrate on ignoring mentally i

[GameboyRMH]

Fallen for one of the NRA's diversion tactics huh? At least the "blame them vi'lent vidjergames" thing didn't unfairly demonize a whole swath of the population.

Re:now they can concentrate on ignoring mentally i

[Anonymous Coward]

Despite the many gun owners and lobbying (bribing) NRA group, self-defense hasn't prevented a single massacre. How about you stop using "self-defense" as the reason gun nuts want assault rifles?

Re:now they can concentrate on ignoring mentally i

[iluvcapra]

If you're training to use a gun in self-defense, what exactly do you think you should be shooting at?

If you were going to go by the statistics, the target should look like:

• Your husband or pet in a dark hallway after making too much noise coming in late,
• The inside of your mouth after a getting fired from your job,
• The next door neighbor kid, after your kid borrows your gun to "scare him."

Actually the classic target that looks like a dude with a gun pointed at you is one of the much less likely things the gun's ever going to be discharged at.

Re:now they can concentrate on ignoring mentally i

[Jason Levine]

I'm for gun rights but it's pointless to cite these stories because you're 22 TIMES more likely to use a gun against someone you know. Throwing more guns into the mix will definitely stop crimes, but you're going to create FAR more inicidents than you stop.

[BEGIN NRA LOGIC] Well, the solution for this is even more guns! Every person should have at least three guns on them at all times. Every child over three should have a handgun also. Babies can use our new "shotgun pacifier." What? Now there's even more gun violence? Ok, let's try ten guns per adult, seven guns per child, and turning every baby stroller into an armored tank. That should keep us safe. [END NRA LOGIC]