Governor Pledges to Ban Violent Video Games for Minors
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Governor Rod Blagojevich wants Illinois to be the first state to make it illegal to sell violent video games to minors. Currently the law does not prohibit selling or renting violent and sexually explicit games to children younger than 18.
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Likely Republican presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas plans to reignite the Congressional movement to ban violent video games by reintroducing the Truth in Video Game Rating Act.
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CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich yesterday proposed the state ban the sale and rental of violent and sexually explicit video games for children under 18, a restriction that has failed so far elsewhere in the country.
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Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt calls for clearer labelling of violent video games.
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to make it a crime to sell violent or sexually explicit video games to people younger than 18. Blagojevich says the games are shockingly violent and offensively sexual.
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A video game banned in Britain  and Ireland and facing restricted sales in the United States  due to its violent content was a fine piece of art, the game's  publisher said on Wednesday.
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California's perpetually buff  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill on Friday barring  children under 14 from going to tanning salons in his  sunshine-filled state.
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Republican lawmakers said on  Wednesday that parents need to know more about sexual content  and violence in video games and criticized the FTC&#039;s handling  of a complaint about a top-selling game, &quot;Grand Theft Auto: San  Andreas.&quot;
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.
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Prime Minister John Howard promised new legislation if it was needed to fight child pornography following more than 200 arrests in a major Australia-wide crackdown on Internet pornography.
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Washington -- Sen. John Kerry outlined a $5 billion anti-crime package Monday and used the day on which the decade-old federal assault weapons ban expired to again rebuke President Bush for what the Democratic
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Video games that have players shoot rival gang members, watch bare-breasted women and recreate the assassination of President Kennedy were criticized Tuesday by advocacy groups that said, at the least, they should be kept away from children.
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LANSING -- A state senator said Wednesday he is working on legislation that would put restrictions on violent video games sold in Michigan.
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The Lib Dems are to unveil plans to allow communities to decide punishment of some minor offenders.
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As president of Activision Publishing, Kathy Vrabeck helps promote and develop games like "Doom 3," "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" and "Call of Duty." But she might think twice before buying those top-sellers for her 7-year-old son. In a gaming world where violence reigns, parents like Vrabeck are searching for family-friendly titles bearing a rating of "E" &#151; for everyone.
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Taking an aggressive stand to protect Illinois children from excessively violent and sexually explicit video games, Gov. Rod Blagojevich today proposed legislation that would make Illinois the first state
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.