Developing: In its first public statement after the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the National Rifle Association today blamed 'blood-soaked films' and video games as a large part of the problem of gun violence in America. 'And they call it entertainment,' said NRA VP Wayne LaPierre in a public statement. He referred to violent films as 'the filthiest form of pornography.' Naming Hollywood's 'corporate masters' and films such as American Psycho and 1994's Natural Born Killers as glorifying violence, LaPierre said that increased security in schools could be a solution. 'The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.' LaPierre added that 'there exists in this country, sadly, a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people, through vicious, violent video games with names like 'Bulletstorm,' 'Grand Theft Auto,' 'Mortal Kombat,' and 'Splatterhouse.' Mark Cuban, responding on Twitter, said the NRA comments are 'what the Mayans had in mind when they said the world would come to an end today.'
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