Obama To Push For Mental Illness, Violent Video Game Research

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At a news conference to unveil gun control policies to be pursued by his administration, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he intends to push for more research on mental illness and the adverse effects of violent video games.

“We don’t benefit from ignorance,” Obama said. “We don’t benefit from not knowing the science of this epidemic of violence.”

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