Dan Romer

research director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania

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The U.S. is steeped in gun culture, and much of that mythology comes from what we see in film, TV, and video games. Is there a link between media violence and gun violence?

Whether violence in media and entertainment lead to real-life shootings

The U.S. is steeped in gun culture, and much of that mythology comes from what we see in film, TV, and video games. Is there a link between media violence and gun violence?

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