In its endorsement of Rep. Jim Matheson's violent video game bill, the Deseret News misses an important question: Are children under 18 able today to buy M-rated video games?
The salient facts are that 1) virtually all video games today have ratings on them and 2) nearly all retailers will not sell M-rated games to minors. So what would be the likely effect of Rep. Matheson's bill that the Deseret News endorses? Bigger government without noticeable improvements to the social landscape. This is a bill intended to make its supporters feel good about doing something, and nothing else. No, thank you.
Rob Moore
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Far be it for me to defend a left-wing extremist, but Matheson must be commended for putting his ideology aside in order to protect children.
The vast majority of modern video games are full of violence and sexuality. Indeed, these games More..
But if he offered real solutions like limits on which firearms are available or background checks, you'd be screaming bloody murder that Matheson was a communist dictator who was trampling your 2nd amendment rights! Soooo darned if you so darned More..
So it was an arm full of video games the killer used at sandy hook? Funny how you are so against big brother government unless its pushing your "extremist" view point.