I think it is possible to see the NRAs reasoning behind the game. By including information about laws, safety tips and educational material, they are trying to educate players about gun safety so perhaps more accidents could be avoided. But that leaves a huge question standing. Is normalisation of weapons really the right way to go? Do you want your child having been taught about how to use or handle a gun safely? That is where my strong opposGames And Guns The NRA Education And The Choices We Make educational games onlineition comes into it.
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While perhaps not viscous or violent, the NRA have come off looking more than a little hypocritical as they have released a new iOS game called NRA: Practice Range which places the player in a shooting range. The product description introduces the product as, Meet NRA: Practice Range the National Rifle Associations new mobile nerve center, 2013-1-30 上午 3:26:19 delivering one-touch access to the NRA network of news, laws, cts, knowledge, safety tips, educational materials and online resources. The game was originally billed as suitable for ages 4 and up, since the controversy has been shifted to 12 and up.
After the horrific events in Connecticut that saw 26 lives taken at a picturesque elementary school, the question of whether video games can induce violence in an individual has reared its head again. The biggest claim against the industry was by the NRA who partially blamed vicious,aduedu979.typepad.com. violent videogames.
But it is not all doom and gloom.
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