More moves vs. violent games

The idea of controlling the sale of violent games to kids seems to be picking up steam around the US. This week measures were introduced in Georgia's state Senate and in the District of Columbia. In Georgia, two bills were introduced that would make it a crime to sell or rent violent video games to minors, the Associated Press reports, and in DC, religious, community, and political leaders called for a ban on sales of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, the Washington Post reports. In a briefing, the latter linked games such as the Grand Theft Auto series, Halo 2 and Mortal Kombat to juvenile violence in real life. Similar bans have been considered in Michigan and Illinois, and "a Tennessee lawsuit blames Grand Theft Auto for the death of a man killed by teenagers," according to the Post. But the legal prospects for game-sales bans are uncertain, the Post adds. "Federal appeals courts have rejected as unconstitutional efforts by St. Louis County and Indianapolis to regulate video games."