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ESPN and Walmart temporarily shun violent video games after mass shootings

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Geekz Snow
ESPN and Walmart temporarily shun violent video games after mass shootings

Shortly after the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, two companies have taken steps to avoid promoting violent video games — which some, including the president, have pointed to as a contributing factor in America’s high mass shooting rates.

Both Walmart and ESPN have temporarily distanced themselves from violent video games, despite the apparent lack of a causal link between games and mass shootings.

This week, Walmart employees were instructed to remove signage for violent video games and films, as well as change demonstration kiosks that would allow customers to try out such games.

Any events promoting violent video games were also canceled, and screens showing hunting videos were turned off as well.

but would not result in a change to the products sold.

Walmart also sells firearms, and is not currently planning to stop selling either the weapons or ammunition for them.

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