Video Game for Shooting NRA Officials Draws Congressman's Rebuke

Circulating on the Internet is talk of a video game inviting users to take virtual shots at National Rifle Association (NRA) officials.

According to U.S. Rep Jim Sensenbrenner, the website facepunch.com allows users to download a video game called "Bullet to the Head of the NRA" and invites them to take head shots at National Rifle Association (NRA) officials.

Sensenbrenner on Tuesday called on President Barack Obama to publicly denounce the video game.

The game targets NRA President David Keene and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre.

A father expressed his concern on Free Republic when he found his son playing the video game depicting LaPierre giving a speech after the tragic Sandy Hook shooting and his son taking virtual shots at him. 

"LaPierre, standing at his podium, giving his speech … with a crosshair over his head. Before I could even utter a word to scold my child, he clicked his mouse. And the virtual Wayne LaPierre’s face disappeared in a spray of blood," wrote the father.

In the December press conference following the Sandy Hook shootings LaPierre said, “Guns don’t kill people. Video games, the media and Obama’s budget kill people.” 

Sensebrenner acknowledged the strong disagreements in the nation in regards to gun control but believes that there is room for reasonable debate.

"Making threats against public figures who speak out either for or against gun control prevents us from having a reasonable, thoughtful debate," Sensenbrenner wrote in a letter to the president. "Although we may have strong disagreements on the best ways to reduce gun violence, it is my hope that we can both agree that video games targeting specific individuals who speak out on this issue, is counterproductive."

The president Wednesday proposed comprehensive gun policy reform that included a series of executive actions. One of those recommendations includes directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to perform additional research on gun violence, which includes researching violent video games.