1st Amendment Freedom for -18...

[DeusExMachina]

All games are rated. It is the parents' responsibility.

The Constitution won out today. I am happy they struck this down.

It also provides valuable precedent that video games are protected free speech.

[Ronin13]

All games are rated. It is the parents' responsibility.

The Constitution won out today. I am happy they struck this down.

It also provides valuable precedent that video games are protected free speech.

While it's the parents' responsibility they don't let that happen when little Johnny goes to Walmart to buy the new Call Of Duty or other video game while mom waits in the car... the employees say to Johnny that at 15 he can't buy a game "intended" for 17+. System=Flawed.

[DeusExMachina]

While it's the parents' responsibility they don't let that happen when little Johnny goes to Walmart to buy the new Call Of Duty or other video game while mom waits in the car... the employees say to Johnny that at 15 he can't buy a game "intended" for 17+. System=Flawed.

There is no law preventing them from selling it to him, but stores can have policies preventing it. Stores are not forced to sell anyone anything. California was trying to force stores to have this policy.

[TS12000]

I do agree that there shouldn't exist law against it, but I also believe that a store can choose to do business with whomever they please.

And there it is, if the stores allow these agencies to exist and use those ratings as a control measure for who they will sell to that is their business. Wal-Mart isn't using the system to prevent kids from getting the games, it's using the system to prevent having to deal with screaming lunatic moms as much as is possible. "Sorry Mrs. our store doesn't sell these games to children so either your husband or little Johnny's brother must have bought it, not our problem".