Where Politics And Video Games Collide

On the subject of guns in the US, the evidence is clear. The gun crimes mostly occur in bigger cities and the villains? use small hand guns to do their crimes with guns. In Canada as well as in the western US States many more guns are present. But - they are hunting rifles. And people probably learn to handle these hunting rifles with respect from a very early age.

Guns aren't illegal in Europe either. In Demmark we have hunters too. But you need to get a hunter's license in order for you to purchase rifle for hunting.

As for the controversy over the game, people still apparently need to be reminded that this a sandbox game in which you can do (nearly) anything you want, including shooting police officers if you want. In fact, in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion you kill cops, too. They're just not named cops, but guards, and the setting is not modern but sort of middle Europe during the 1100's or maybe the 1400's or so. Yet, it is GTA IV people are talking about. The point is this: Every action in GTA IV is voluntary, (as I understand it?). You can choose to kill cops; you can choose not to kill cops or have sex with prostitues etc. That's entirely up to you...

And yes, a small percentage of the population have trouble separating reality from fantasy; they are normally called schizophrenics - and would probably have attacked some one sooner or later...