A house bill introduced by state deputy Marcus Evans Jr. of Illinois aims to ban the sale of “all violent video games”, as Grand Theft Auto V.
According to the Illinois General Assembly, HB3531 seeks to amend the original Violent Video Game Law in the 2012 Penal Code and amend the “provisions that restrict the sale or rental of violent video games to minors to prohibit the sale of all violent video games. Evans Jr. also wants to change the definition of “violent video game” to “a video game that allows a user or player to control a character within the video game who is encouraged to perpetuate human violence against human in which the player kills or does serious damage. physical or psychological harm to another human or animal “and the definition of” serious physical harm “to” include psychological harm and child abuse, sexual abuse, animal abuse, domestic violence, violence against women or theft of motor vehicles with a driver or passenger inside the vehicle when the theft begins. “
Evans said: “The bill would prohibit the sale of some of these games that promote the activities that we are experiencing in our communities.”
Operation Safe Pump founder Early Walker worked with Evans Jr. on the house account and specified that GTA V is a problem. “I feel that this game has become a big problem on this spectrum. When you compare the two, you see severe similarities with regard to these car thefts, ”he added.
At the time of writing, the Chamber passed its first reading and referred to the Rules Committee. Stay tuned for updates.
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