ahh.... now we're getting into it...
you see... there is no really great answer to the question I posed.. as tho guns have no sentience they embody and exemplify a power and command that can exert an extraordinary control over those who wield them... almost commanding the individual to shoot... at that point the person becomes a pawn.. and the gun tho not sentient realizes its own destiny... to kill.. indiscriminately of species, character or any other thing. ;D
That's why in dealing with this the first thing to do is recognize the problem.. then deal with it.. the problem isn't ONLY the media, bor is it ONLY the parents... nor (Mitchie) is it ONLY the economy...
a careful examination will reveal that ALL these factors and MORE contribute to the prevailing situation in a VERY systematic way. People need money to survive thus Parents can't parent when they need to provide, if parents were parenting then kids MAY not buy violence, which would force developers to stop producing that type o game... but then society glorifies violence through the hero phenotype as well so... parents parenting also have to be VERY stringent about what shows kids watch (Power Rangers was my example.. and that still turned sour)....
I could continue winding and weaving the web.... and get more and more complicated, all to try to point out that we're a part of a SYSTEM and treating ONE bad cog won't rescue the clock.
so tell me...
[move]What is the Matrix ?[/move]