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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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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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