Banning Violent Video Games Violates 1st Ammendment?

The government never regulated who can go to movies so the question is: can the government regulate who can buy video games. Some opponents of the ban say there is no research to prove the link between violent video games and violent behavior. If a connection is researched and proven, does the 1st amendment conflict become a non-issue in the proposed government regulation of video games? "Probably the best solution is to educate parents and general public about what the real effects [of violent video games on children] are. We also need to give parents better tools so that they can, in fact, take charge of their child's media diet, and the current rating systems don't do that,"- Dr. Anderson. Parents might not be worried about the dangers that violent video games have on a young child's mind because the lack of information given to them. Instead of baning the availability of certain video games to specific age groups, Dr. Anderson believes that  to inform parents of the danger of letting their children play video games that are rated for an older audience is the best soulution.

Then comes the question if being informed is enough for parents to protect their kids from dangers. Many parents are aware of how violent the video games are that their kids' are playing. That might not stop the parents from letting their children play the games that they want to play.


Here you can see how easy it is for little kids to play violent video games. These kids can barely speak and they're already shooting each other in a video game.

If you still need some convincing, here is an example of how the kids above will act in just a couple years if their parent's arn't informed of the dangerous effects of video games.

This teach children that shooting people is okay. Dr. Anderson proves that violence in video games encourages violence in everyday life for young children in this video.