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Well that was fast. The Democrat sponsored video game bill I wrote about yesterday has been weighed, measured, and found perfectly peachy by an overwhelming majority of the NY Assembly. This is of course the bill that would make it a felony for game store clerks to sell games depicting scenes of brutal violence to children, which as you can imagine has game store owners sh***ing kittens. More »
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Just four days after Senator Andrew Lanza introduced his violent video game legislation to the New York State Senate, a press release has been issued signaling the bill's passage. The legislation requires games sold in New York carry visible ratings (which they already do), create an Advisory Council that would focus on youth violence and interactive media and the ESRB, establish a parent/teacher anti-violence awareness program, and make it illegal to sell games contrary to their rating. That last one should go over like gangbusters with New York game retailers. The rest? Not much of a big deal really. Let's hear it for establishing ineffective councils! More »
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