Videogames linked to violence, Trump tells industry


After the Florida slaughter Trump pointed to videogames as a possible contributing factor in firearms violence.

WASHINGTON: Videogames have been linked to real-world violence, US President Donald Trump told gaming industry leaders in a meeting after a school shooting last month reignited a national debate over guns. 

The talks between Trump and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) trade group came less than a month after a teenage gunman shot dead 17 people with a semi-automatic rifle at his former Florida high school. 

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