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I'm pushing 40 years old, so am among the first generation that grew up with videogames. Videogames (First Person Shooters in general) are a popular target (generally by older generations and/or those that don't have experience with them) for claims of "corrupting the minds of the youth", much like movies, music, and comic books have been targets previously.
My question is simple. Why is hunting given such a free pass in this equation? I grew up in Oregon- A state with a large hunting tradition and many of my best friends that I grew up with frequently hunted with their families. I am not anti-hunting, by no means a vegan or vegetarian, or opposed to humans breeding livestock for food. But, I fail to see why (other than personal agenda) many gun owners want to rail on these forms of escapism entertainment and completely write off hunting as an acceptable part of their culture. Many kids do come from families with guns in the home for hunting. Many kids are taught how to kill animals during their formative years.
We know that one major warning sign of sociopaths and serial killers is the torture and killing of small animals as children. It makes sense to me that you would be desensitized to killing a lot more by killing animals than by watching movies or playing video games.
But videogames are "new" and therefore must be dangerous, while Americans families have been hunting for centuries so it must be safe, right?