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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II
I still really do wonder what these anti-guns preachers are doing here in a military combat simulator where they fire with cannons and machineguns at other aircraft.. why you're not using Flight Simulator or X-Plane?
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In a wierd way, I follow that logic. I don't mind flying about in my WW2 plane trying to live out my Walter Mittyesque fantasies, but I can't really enjoy games like CoD (the other CoD) or Modern Warfare. I know it's pixels on a monitor, but I don't get enjoyment out of it. I've played with my nephew and have fun when I'm with him, but the gaming experience itself? Naaaah.
I don't know if this is a wives tail spun by pundits to bolster their side of the argument, but if there are over ten thousand laws and regulations regarding gun ownership in the U.S., then why is there need for more gun contriol?
Regarding people like the man who shot Gabby Giffords or the Virginia Tech mass shooter? I think mental health advocacy would be a better solution to that particular problem than more gun restriction. Today, we just discard the mentally ill without any forethought to the consequences of the sufferer or society in general. I don't want to impinge on the personal freedoms, but many aren't getting the care they need because there are few measures in place to assure proper care. Many people, after the fact, reported that there was strange behaviour in both these individuals, and that if there had been measures in place these tragedies could have potentially been avoided.