Exposure to violent video games. A failure to take medication to
treat mental illness or a development disorder. Access to
assault weapons. And is it time to profile White males? These
issues and questions have been raised in the aftermath of one of
the worst mass shootings in modern American history. A week ago,
20-year-old Adam Lanza went on a shooting rampage, killing 20
children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in
Newtown, Conn., where he lived with his mother, Nancy, whom he
also killed. He pumped several bullets in her head before
heading out of the door and turning the gun on himself at the
school after the shootings. While it’s difficult to know Lanza’s
mental state and what steps his mother took to seek treatment
for him, experts are weighing in based on what they know from
news reports of interviews with neighbors and people in the
community who say he was in need of mental health treatment.
“Most children who play violent video games do not commit crimes
or violent acts,” Jeff Gardere,