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Joe Biden appeals to games industry over gun control task force
by Laura Parker
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is set to meet with video game industry leaders this week to discuss the link between violent video games and gun violence as part of a wider taskforce into gun control measures.
The taskforce, formed by President Barack Obama in response to last month's mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, is aimed at coming with solutions for curbing gun violence in the United States.
According to Reuters, the White House has confirmed Biden will also meet with representatives from the National Rifle Association (NRA), victims' groups, hunting groups, and gun owners to discuss possible policy changes to reduce gun violence, including proposed legislation to ban assault rifles.
Biden will reportedly meet with representatives of both the entertainment and video game industries to specifically investigate the role of violent media--including films and video games--in mass shootings. The taskforce is set to also look at access to mental health and disability services and meet with parent, teacher and education groups.
Obama has ordered the task force to report back by the end of January, ahead of the annual State of the Union address.
An NRA spokesman confirmed to Reuters that the group's top lobbyist, James J. Baker, will attend Biden's taskforce meeting on Thursday this week.
Last month, NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre stated that violent video games are partially to blame for the Newtown shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, which left 20 children and six adults dead.
West Virginia senator Jay Rockefeller has introduced a bill to Congress that would direct the National Academy of Sciences to investigate how violent games and other such programming affect children.
Joe Biden appeals to games industry over gun control task force
by Laura Parker
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is set to meet with video game industry leaders this week to discuss the link between violent video games and gun violence as part of a wider taskforce into gun control measures.
The taskforce, formed by President Barack Obama in response to last month's mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, is aimed at coming with solutions for curbing gun violence in the United States.
According to Reuters, the White House has confirmed Biden will also meet with representatives from the National Rifle Association (NRA), victims' groups, hunting groups, and gun owners to discuss possible policy changes to reduce gun violence, including proposed legislation to ban assault rifles.
Biden will reportedly meet with representatives of both the entertainment and video game industries to specifically investigate the role of violent media--including films and video games--in mass shootings. The taskforce is set to also look at access to mental health and disability services and meet with parent, teacher and education groups.
Obama has ordered the task force to report back by the end of January, ahead of the annual State of the Union address.
An NRA spokesman confirmed to Reuters that the group's top lobbyist, James J. Baker, will attend Biden's taskforce meeting on Thursday this week.
Last month, NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre stated that violent video games are partially to blame for the Newtown shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, which left 20 children and six adults dead.
West Virginia senator Jay Rockefeller has introduced a bill to Congress that would direct the National Academy of Sciences to investigate how violent games and other such programming affect children.
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