Politech: FC: Response to videogame-gun-study, by former Activision employee

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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> From: "Kevin" <Kevin_Laird () ACM org>
> To: <declan () well com>
> Cc: <nseligman () vpc org>
> Subject: RE: Anti-gun group says videogames let manufacturers target kids
> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:01:36 -0800
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> Declan and Naomi,
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> I used to work for Activision which owns Headgames, the publishers of
> Soldier and Fortune and Remington Top Shot, respectively. While I was not
> directly involved with the marketing of these products, I was in a position
> to know something about the marketing and sales of them. Unless there is a
> conspiracy of some sort, there is no plan to use these products to market
> guns to youths. Additionally, I am not aware of Soldier of Fortune being
> tied to any particular gun manufacturer.
>
> Kevin



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