I don't really care for politics, but I have mentioned how I felt about this bill in the past. I believe it is unconstitutional because of the implications it will have on other forms of entertainment. There are violent movies and books that people have blamed for corrupting the youth, so I'm not surprised games have also gotten this treatment. Similarly, many would agree that it's not the government's job to restrict that kind of material. I probably shouldn't have been allowed to read A Clockwork Orange in high school if such a law was applied.

Treating games are pornography would likely hurt the industry as well. You probably wouldn't find those games at family retailers if such a law was enforced, just like places like Wal Mart and Toys R' Us refused to carry BMX XXX. And if that happens, they would not be as profitable.

Stephen King spoke out against a similar bill a few years ago, as I mentioned before. You can read that here:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20188502,00.html

[...] Kill Kast 10: California’s Fight Against Violent Games | Spawn Kill | Video Game News & Review… [...]

They will be treated the same as AO rated games. AO games are not allowed in stores and consoles. This will make all M games heavily censored and be treated like games are in Germany and Australia.

The argument that video games is an art form in not just an excuse. The young woman mentions that R-rated movies restricts children under 17, but theaters that violate this restriction are not punished criminally by law. If this law passes, it will severely restrict the way videos games are sold and even produced.

Like an earlier comment, most retailers may choose not to sell M-rated games because of the connotation of them being unlawful and not wanting to sell items of that image. Therefore, video game developers will be forced to restrict what they want to create in video games and how they want to tell their story so they can make a game that can be mass produced and sold in major retailers nationwide. Although this law is to keep minors from playing mature games, in the end it will effect all of us as gamers.

hey, hey! no! bad! i as a teen gamer find this outright unjust. my parents are enough but store like my game-stop in Torrington C.T is just inconvenient times two. i have fun with M games and i fell that it does not afect kids at all i am actualy less violent than most of the sporters in my school.

that will SUCK!