Stranger Things

Firearms are ubiquitously depicted in entertainment media, often in the context of violence. Researchers examining top-grossing films found that firearm violence in PG-13 movies more than doubled from 1985 to 2015 and, in some years, exceeded the level of firearm violence depicted in R-rated films.1 Accordingly, firearms were frequently depicted throughout season 5 of Stranger Things, including scenes involving firearm violence and unsafe firearm storage behaviors. Researchers have theorized and empirically examined the potential implications of routine exposure to violence in media (eg, television, movies), including firearm violence, and findings suggest that such exposure is not innocuous. — Excerpt from Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Read More