I grew up with guns. My brothers and I knew where my father kept them. We were taught gun safety and were only allowed to shoot them under supervision at rifle ranges. And we didn't grow up on unchecked media violence. Guns are not at fault, the hands that wield them are to blame.
Media violence helps form the nature of the hands that hold the guns.
Vice President Al Gore broke with his Hollywood ties in vowing that he would, as president, give the entertainment industry six months to clean up its act or he would seek legal sanctions, according to a Sept. 13 Mercury News article. After more than a decade of debate, it is about time the media owned up to its responsibility. If they don't, then government should step in just as Gore promised. Parents surely won't.