RFK Jr. says mass shootings may be connected to video games—What data shows

RFK Jr. says mass shootings may be connected to video games—What data shows

Violent video games are sold worldwide yet the U.S. "far and away, has the highest rate of mass shootings or school shootings," a researcher noted.

Videogames Blamed Again in US Gun Violence Debate

The US government revives claims linking videogames to gun violence as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces new NIH studies.

RFK Jr. dredges up a decades-old argument that gun violence in the U.S. could be due to violent video games

Recently, RFK Jr. said that his department would look into the relationship between violent video games and gun violence, dredging up a decades-old argument.This info RFK Jr. dredges up a decades-old argument that gun violence in the U.S. could be due to violent video games was first published on Gamepressure.com 10 September 2025.

The US government is 'looking at' the connection between videogames and gun violence, because what else could it possibly be

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, said there are "many things" that could explain the American problem with gun violence, but guns aren't one of them.