Wed, Feb 20, 2013 | 21:22 GMT
US politician moves to ban minors from light gun arcade games
Last month Connecticut senator Toni Harp introduced a bill intended to keep minors from playing what he described as “violent point-and-shoot” video games in public venues such as arcades. The loose definition of such games takes in any which include the “facsimile of a firearm as an essential component of play” – so anything with a light gun, no matter how innocuous. On the brighter side, the bill also calls for further research into the effects of violent games on young minds.
Thanks, Joystiq.
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Posted in: America, Politics, Violence in games
6 comments
#1
Beta
20/02/13, 9:23 pm
What a stupid woman..
edit* I thought Toni was a weird name for a man. :’)
#2
theevilaires
20/02/13, 9:30 pm
Ummm he is a “She” Google before you do your homework people.
#3
DeVitowned
20/02/13, 9:50 pm
I played Area 51, Silent Scope and other light gun shooters in the arcade and had no problems.
Written with my Galaxy S3 in a bell tower.
#4
Lewis247
20/02/13, 10:37 pm
OMG THE WORLDS GOING FUCKING MAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD *dies*
#5
ArcticMonkey
20/02/13, 10:40 pm
I hate my politicians…
#6
The_Red
21/02/13, 10:02 am
Because after all, the violent shooting at that school was caused by plastic, arcade light gun games and NOT by the REAL set of guns that the murderer’s mother was stashing.