Texas Lt. Gov. Blames Santa Fe Shooting on Abortions and Video Games

Speaking on ABC News' This Week on Sunday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made it clear that he thinks the 22 school shootings in the United States in 2018 can't be blamed on guns but on violent video games, abortions, unarmed teachers, and a lack of religion in schools, among other things. "We have devalued life, whether it's through abortion, whether it's the breakup of families, through violent movies, and particularly violent video games," he told ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos. "Psychologists and psychiatrists will tell you that students are desensitized to violence, may have lost empathy for their victims by watching hours and hours of video violent games." Texas Lt. Gov. @DanPatrick: "Should we be surprised in this nation?" He emphasized the country's "culture of violence," which, he said, includes bullying on social media.