Vice President Joe Biden and his gun violence task force brought a week of meetings to a close today by sitting down with representatives from the video game industry. Representatives of the NRA, who attended yesterday’s meeting, called the experience “disappointing” and accused the White House of simply “checking a box” by meeting with them. Gamers are no more thrilled to be associated with the Sandy Hook shootings than law-abiding gun owners were, and they seem to have just about as much confidence in Biden’s ability to prevent future violence. That box had to be checked too, though.
Today in Joe Biden's political kabuki theater: video games.
— Assault Clip (@assaultclip) January 11, 2013
What does VP Biden even talk about with these video games guys, anyway? Just not a lot to say.
— Rob Blackwell (@robblackwellAB) January 11, 2013
Not a lot to say, you say? How about when Biden told game industry executives, “We’re anxious to see if there’s anything you can suggest to us that you think would help, as this president said, diminish the possibility of … if we save even one kid’s life.”
Good to see Joe Biden is tackling guns by talking about video games. Next week he'll lead discussion on D&D groups taking over our schools.
— Ides o' March Dave (@Dave_Blogger) January 12, 2013
Biden is an idiot. Violent video games made by developers aren't going to stop being made or "less violent" #cantfixmentalillnesses #stopit
— Erik Bry Hagfors (@bryguybry) January 12, 2013
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"And, I'm, uh, going to need to see video game producers, too, and, uh, tell them to bring some new games. These ones suck." – V.P. Biden*
— Room One (@roomynation) January 11, 2013
Is joe Biden really trying to blame video games for the killing sprees? Rather than answering the real issue of mental health and gun cntrol
— RockerDude (@nfgrockerdude) January 11, 2013
Joe Biden needs to sit his old ass down because violent video games have nothing to do with real world violence.
— JaQuez ? (@QuezNC) January 11, 2013
Sooo now video games kill people Biden? Oh wait they encourage the shootings… Mmmm So what about the media? #greaterevil #scaredforUSA
— Kevin Morey ?? (@kippergolf) January 11, 2013
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Biden: We don't know if video games have anything to do with gun violence. Me: So far, every credible study says "no."
— Rus McLaughlin (@rusmclaughlin) January 11, 2013
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That’s not the only thing Biden doesn’t know. “We don’t even know whether some of things people think impact on this actually impact on this or not,” he said to Electronic Arts head John Riccitiello, inspiring confidence in absolutely no one. Biden and his task force have the weekend to figure something out, as he’s announced he’s “shooting for Tuesday” to deliver the task force’s recommendations.
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