Illinois Legislator Proposes Bill to Prohibit ‘All Violent Video Games’

Illinois Legislator Proposes Bill to Prohibit ‘All Violent Video Games’

Illinois Legislator Proposes Bill tobr Prohibit ‘All Violent Video Games’.br The bill was introduced by Illinois Rep. Marcus Evans last week.br Bill HB3531 would amend the Violent Videobr Games Law and change provisions surroundingbr the sale of “violent video games” to minors. .br It would effectively prohibit the salebr of “all violent video games” on the basis thatbr they “perpetuate human-on-human violence.” .br The bill would also change the definition of “serious physicalbr harm” to include psychological harm, various forms of abuse,br domestic violence, violence against women and carjacking. .br A video game that allows a user or player tobr control a character within the video game thatbr is encouraged to perpetuate human-on-humanbr violence in which the player kills or otherwisebr causes serious physical or psychological harmbr to another human or an animal, Bill HB3531, via Complex.br In a statement to the ‘Chicago Sun-Times,'br Rep. Evans seemingly blamed video games for thebr increased carjacking rate in Chicago. .br A total of 218 carjacking incidents werebr reported to Chicago police in January.br The bill would prohibit the sale of somebr of these games that promote the activities thatbr we’re suffering from in our communities, Rep.


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