On December 18th 2012, the headline on the front page of The Sun tabloid newspaper read “KILLER’S CALL OF DUTY OBSESSION” in big bolded letters next to a photo of Adam Lanza, the 20 year old who massacred 20 elementary school children and 6 teachers just four days prior. Nowadays, media outlets have unfortunately become accustomed to constantly reporting on mass shootings. Majority of the time, the media attributes violent video games as a factor to explaining why the perpetrators committed these horrendous acts. While it can be agreed on that a video game is not the sole motive for an…