US politician suggests prohibiting GTA

24 February 2021
VirusMS

Illinois state representative Marcus C. Evans Jr. intends to ban selling and renting video games including depictions of violence and criminal activity. Marcus Evans prepared a bill to ban the sale of violent video games as well as to change a 2012 Illinois law preventing video games from being sold to minors.

In a statement to IGN, the Electronic Software Association (ESA) disagreed with the proposed bill, saying:

“While our industry understands and shares the concerns about what has been happening in Chicago, there simply is no evidence of a link between interactive entertainment and real-world violence. We believe the solution to this complex problem resides in examining thoroughly the actual factors that drive such behaviors rather than erroneously ascribing blame to videogames based solely upon speculation.”

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