Red, Blue, and Brady

107: The Truth about Video Games and Guns


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We're sure you've heard this false claim before--that video games are linked to gun violence.  But how did video games become scapegoats for gun violence?  To help hosts Kelly and JJ navigate these confusing waters, they're joined by Stephen Machuga (Founder and CEO of the nonprofit StackUp.Org, which supports the mental health of military and veteran communities through the power of gaming), and TJ Arch, the Creative Director at Juniper Park/TBWA, who helped create the computer game “League of Legislators.”

Play league of legislators here!

Mentioned in this podcast:
Why video games? (Stack Up)
The problem is gun laws, not games (Brady)
This Satirical Video Game Takes Aim at Gun Lobbyists (Adweek)
Fact check: Are violent video games connected to mass shootings? (CNN)
Blame Game: Violent Video Games Do Not Cause Violence (Psychology Today)
Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health (Frontiers in Psychology)

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Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support 
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