Games remain under fire in ‘06
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As I have pubically stated before: Since we already regulate most forms of media with regard to minors, doing the same with the video games should not be a big deal.
News blog GamePolitics.com is reporting that legislators from two states this week intend to initiate efforts to regulate the sale of certain video games to minors.
In Missouri, General Assembly House Minority Leader Jeff Harris (D-Columbia) says one of his top priorities for the year will be to introduce legislation that would prohibit the sale of “violent” or “explicit” video games to minors. And in Utah, US Representative Jim Matheson says he will work to make it a federal crime for a retailer to sell a “mature” or “adult” rated game to underage children. [Read the rest]