Following the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT and a subsequent NRA conference that implicated video games as a major part of the problem, the national conversation has turned toward just how much media violence impacts young minds. According to some experts, the research is far too inconclusive.
The National Rifle Association has released a new game for iDevices today called NRA: Practice Range. The free app provides rudimentary target practice, enabling players to virtually shoot 9 firearms across 3 shooting ranges. Practice Range offers both analog and gyroscope controls for their weapons.
In addition to the virtual shooting range, the NRA app also offers safety tips on gun handling, and is updated with news and legislation updates pertinent to NRA enthusiasts.
The National Rifle Association has ended their week-long silence in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school shooting. NRA VP Wayne LaPierre argued that guns themselves are not the cause of gun-related violence in the country, choosing to deflect much of the blame on violent media. "There exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people," Lapierre said in a press conference.
He then named specific titles as examples of the media's corrupting influence: "Through vicious, violent video games with names like Bulletstorm (pictured), Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat, and Splatterhouse."
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