In the aftermath of last weekend’s mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, some politicians and pundits are asking if media violence, particularly violent video games are fueling the rise of mass shootings.
The Link Between Video Games And Mass Shootings Deserves A Second Look
![People pray beside crosses with the names of victims who died in the shooting to a makeshift memorial after the shooting that left 22 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall WalMart in El Paso, Texas, on August 5, 2019 (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) People pray beside crosses with the names of victims who died in the shooting to a makeshift memorial after the shooting that left 22 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall WalMart in El Paso, Texas, on August 5, 2019 (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)](https://images.dailycaller.com/image/width=960,height=411,fit=cover,f=auto/https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/el-paso-memorial-e1565035134440.jpg)
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