House Set To Examine Link Between Video Games, Culture Of Violence In Wake Of Navy Yard Shooting

WASHINGTON — The revelation that the man who shot and killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday played violent games for up to 16 hours a day has reawakened a long-simmering debate on Capitol Hill over the potential link between such games and mass shootings.

Military contractor Aaron Alexis’s mother and those who knew him well have spoken freely of his interest in gaming, and his friends have speculated that it adversely affected his state of mind. Foreign press, led by British newspapers, have focused on what they’ve called his “addiction” to violent video games. Here at home, The Drudge Report has bannered the connection repeatedly.

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