California Lawsuit Banning Sale of Video Games to Minors Is Declared Unconstitutional

Published: August 6, 2007, 10:42 pm

Tags: gamer life, game related laws, arnold schwarzenegger, california violent video game law, unconstitutional

Arnie, your law has failed–all you minors out there, rejoice. You can still buy your copy of Grand Theft Auto IV when it comes out, if you manage to get the store clerk to sell you a copy. Video games are just as harmless, or harmful, as television, the Northern California District Court ruled. Specifically, Judge Ronald M. Whyte wrote in his opinion: The evidence does not establish that video games, because of their interactive nature or otherwise, are any more harmful than violent television, movies, internet sites or other speech-related exposures. Although some reputable professional individuals and organizations have expressed particular concern about the interactive nature of video games, there is no generally-accepted study that supports that concern. There has also been no detailed study to differentiate between the effects of violent videos on minors of different ages. The court, although sympathetic to what the legislature sought to do by the Act, finds that the

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