Trump meeting with video game bosses revives tenuous link to gun violence

Donald Trump will host executives from the video game industry at the White House on Thursday, resurrecting a debate over the link between violent video games and gun-related deaths in the aftermath of the Parkland high school shooting. The meeting comes as the president and lawmakers in Washington face continued pressure to act in the wake of the 14 February massacre at Marjory Stoneman High School, which left 17 people dead. Although the White House has provided few details on the meeting, Trump's focus on the role of violence in entertainment signaled the president may be embracing a more conservative response to the Parkland shooting, even as the push for stricter gun laws reaches a fever pitch. Each time there's a school shooting in America, someone inevitably points the finger at video games. Trump similarly targeted video games and movies for influencing children and young adults when discussing the Parkland tragedy at the White House last month.