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Guns, media violence, and mass shootings: What scientists know

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Published March 29, 2018 4:00am ET
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Guns, media violence, and mass shootings: What scientists know
Gabrielle Glorioso, from Monarch High School, looks at a makeshift memorial, after she walked out of school and made her way to Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. | (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)

Guns, mental illness and violent video games are the “big three” targets lobbyists and pundits claim as causes of mass and school shootings.

The gun lobby blames violent video games. The video game lobby points its finger at guns and mental illness. Politicians take pot shots at their donors’ favorite target, and caution against taking action against their donors’ interests.

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