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Political Factoid
A majority of Americans, from
young people to mature adults,
participate in fantasies where
they kill humans.
- Violent video games
- Television and Hollywood idols
- Neighborhood firing ranges*
- Paint gun games targeting actual humans
- Semi-automatic assault weapons with
high-capacity, quick-change magazines
- "Stand your ground" vigilantees
And a growing number act out their fantasies.
- 2017 Texas Church massacre
- 2017 Las Vegas Concert massacre
- 2016 Orlando massacre
- 2015 Charleston church massacre
- 2014 Washington school massacre
- 2012 Connecticut elementary school massacre
- 2012 Oregon shopping mall shooting
- 2012 Wisconsin shooting at Sikh Temple
- 2012 Aurora Colorado theater shooting
- 2011 Tucson supermarket massacre
- 2009 Fort Hood Massacre
- 2007 Virginia Tech massacre
- 2006 Capital Hill (Seattle) massacre
- 1999 Columbine high school massacre
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The targets are often pictures of
people -- not rabbits or deer.
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