Everyone in life needs to understand that shooting games can become serious and real. Some children don’t understand that shooting people isn’t okay. They might find a real gun and shoot someone, even if it’s an accident. Kids should not be able to play shooting games.

Shooting games can become serious and/or real shootings. Some kids can get really persuaded by video games that involves shooting. From playing the game Grand Theft Auto V, I have realized that it was just a game, but in real life it’s no okay. I like to play it, but I don’t want to play it in front of my nephew because it’s a bad influence on him. He likes to laugh at this game, thinking that shooting people is funny. This shows that as kids see these violent games, and think that these games are funny, they might start to think shooting people is okay and even start to copy of of the things that are done in the violent games.

Kids might grow up thinking that shooting people is okay. They could get the idea that there are no consequences for shooting people or themselves. According to the article, Do Games Like 'Grand Theft Auto V' Cause Real-World Violence?, in the game, GTA V, the characters can get arrested, shot many time, and die, but still walk on two feet with no time spent in jail/prison, permanent injuries, or death. This could teach kids that you could get shot or die a million times without any consequences at all, when really it’s not true.

However, shooting games can distract kids from doing things that could get them in lots of trouble. “Violent crime, particularly among the young, has decreased dramatically since the early 1990s. During the same period of time, video games have steadily increased in popularity and use, exactly the opposite of what one would expect if there were a causal link.”, says the ESA. This show that playing shooting games are decreasing the amount of gun violence. Therefore, kids can play shootings games, as long as they are responsible about it.

Children, therefore, should be banned from playing shooting games. After growing up thinking that shooting people is okay, children can start to become suspects of gun violence. Younger kids look up to older kids and they might think everything in a shooting games could happen. For example, in every shooting game if the character you’re playing dies, they come back to life with no injuries at all. Shooting games can persuade children that they can shoot themselves or others without any consequences.

About the Author

Marissa Hailey is currently an 8th grader at PCS. She has been at PCS since kindergarden. Marissa was born on November 28, 2000. Her favorite color is pink. She loves to meet new people and hang out with friends at school. Marissa’s favorite subject is science. She will be going to Collegiate for high school. When she grows up, she wants to be a pediatrician because she really likes little kids. On Marissa’s free time, she likes to eat, be on the computer, and do flips randomly. She likes to describe herself as funny, weird, smart, helpful, and caring.