Marketing ties violent video games to gun companies Despite the NRA chief's objections to games like "Grand Theft Auto," gun companies benefit from marketing tie-ins

During his remarks in the wake of the Newtown school shootings, NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre essentially blamed everything except for guns -- including video games -- for the proliferation of gun violence.

"Here's another dirty little truth that the media try their best to conceal: There exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people," LaPierre said on Friday. "Through vicious, violent video games with names like Bulletstorm, Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat and Splatterhouse."

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But as the New York Times reports today, the gun industry is, in fact, closely tied to the video game industry, because both benefit from marketing tie-ins. One example the Times cites is Electronic Arts' "Medal of Honor Warfighter" game, for which EA created a promotional website that touted the gun, knife and combat gear manufacturers represented in the game, including the gun company the McMillan Group and Magpul, which sells high-capacity magazines.

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