Most studies say no. No long-term effects on kids or effects of any kind on adults have been illustrated. On the other hand, children raised in an environment of domestic abuse are far more likely to become abusers themselves. TV rarely glorifies domestic violence, but somehow, abuse survives. It is that much more unfortunate that the debate over the media's role in school shootings has tragically overshadowed a far more serious problem, one which affects nearly every community across the country.
Children die every day from accidental shootings.
This occurs so frequently that national news no longer reports it. In most cases, kids get ahold of a parent's gun, but in an increasing number of cases, they simply find guns lying in the street. Either way, these are good kids who simply don't know enough to leave guns alone. Far more visible in the movie were no fewer than 8 scenes in which leading characters behaved irresponsibly with their own handguns. They waved them around, pointed them at other people in jest, and performed various tricks with them.