NY Assembly Bill Makes Selling Violent Video Games to Minors A Felony

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NY Assembly Bill Makes Selling Violent Video Games to Minors A Felony

06-02-2007, 10:22 AM,

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NY Assembly Bill Makes Selling Violent Video Games to Minors A Felony

Quote:Earlier this month, state senators in New York approved a bill that would make rating labels on games mandatory just four days after it was introduced. Yesterday, a different gaming bill passed the state's Assembly, five days after it was introduced.

That bill, A8696, would make it a class E felony to sell or rent to minors any game that includes "depictions of depraved violence and indecent images." It would also prohibit the sale of home gaming consoles without parental restriction options and establish an advisory council to appraise the work of the Entertainment Software Rating Board...

full article: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6171789.html

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