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After a man will kill 22 people in a Walmart, the largest US supermarket chain has made a decision to avoid future tragedies: it will hide violent video games . Now, it will continue to sell firearms and ammunition normally.
The chain management confirmed this decision last Thursday and sent new guidelines to its employees throughout the US territory to remove images that contain "violent or aggressive behavior" , with special emphasis on video games.
It was Walmart employees themselves who leaked this decision to the media. According to USA Today, a good number of them have disagreed with this situation.
"We have made this decision out of respect for victims of the incidents that took place last week, although this action will not affect our assortment of video games in the future ."
Although many Walmart employees had called for a ban on the sale of firearms and ammunition in their supermarkets, management has not yet made any decision in this area.
Many studies and scientific publications have shown that there is no clear relationship between playing video games and carrying out violent acts , be they shootings or other minor events.
The population that plays video games is usually not more prone to criminal or violent acts than the rest of the population and all the studies in this area point to what parameters such as education, social level or family environment are much more factors. decisive
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