#violentvideogames Gamers have good reason for feeling beat up as the American conversation on gun violence seems to lurch inevitably toward scary scary video games as a scapegoat. The Entertainment Consumers Association—the voice of the gamers—went to Washington last week and came back convinced that lawmakers have made up their minds about games as a culprit. And that was all before Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) opened that hole in the front of his face and a noise came forth that sounded like "video games is a bigger problem than guns." More »