Parents Ask If Videogame Rating Bill Necessary?

Thanks to the Zanesville Times-Recorder for its article discussing why some parents are questioning recent moves to legislate on the availability of violent videogames to minors. John Sellars, a local Ohio parent, says of his children: "I watch what they play and I decide what they play. I don't think it should be up to the lawmakers to decide, it should be up to the parents." A local videogame store owner is also quoted as arguing: "The game manufacturers rate each game, like they do movies, and parents will tell their children 'No, that game's not for you'", in a relatively rare counterpoint to recent violent gaming-related legislation attempts.

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Re:Whats the problem?

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

You should be modded down. You're arguing that legislation should be enacted to prevent children from buying video games and to strengthen this argument you're citing your belief that similar legislation exists for the movie industry to prevent children from seeing NC-17 movies. This is simply not the case and you should apologize to everyone who read your post. There is no legislation that says it is illegal to sell a ticket to a child for an NC-17 rated film.

Before you try to call out the 16 year olds, why don't you get some facts?