Violence in movies and on TV has long been seen as a bad influence on children. To combat that we have warnings and ratings to give parents a heads up when guns or fighting is about to be shown.
That doesn't mean it's curbed the images of violence though and new research out of the US suggests that kids are in fact influenced by what they watch - and it may even change how they play.
We speak to Kelly Dillon, head author of a paper that asks "Are Children Who See Movie Characters Use Guns More Likely to Use Them?"
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