Violent Media

The global distribution of school attacks is used to argue that gun policy alone misses a broader problem. The article argues that juvenile school mass murders cannot be explained solely by American gun availability. Countries with stricter regulation of children's access to violent games and imagery are described as having reduced or nearly halted juvenile school mass murders. The article cites medical and psychological authorities as making strong statements about links between media violence and aggression. The article says the Supreme Court overturned California's law regulating children's access to violent video games. Violent video games are described as pathological play because inflicting suffering is rewarded instead of stopping play. Violent movies, television, and especially video games are presented as a new factor in the violence equation. Fortnite is treated as a concern because many children play it despite its Teen rating.