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California Bans Brutal Video Game Sales To Minors

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed a legislation that prohibits sales of violent video games to children. The sale and rental of games to minors which depict serious injury that is heinous, atrocious or cruel is strictly forbidden. Those who will violate the legislation will have to pay a $1,000 fine.

The legislation comes after game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. withdraws its best-selling game `Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas` due to hidden sex scenes. In addition, the violent crime scenes that play out in the video game are just another reason why the game has been temporarily shelved.

`I am a parent myself and I think this is extremely important that we know what our kids watch or what kind of games that they play,` Reuters quoted Schwarzenegger as saying. `I am a big believer in those video games. I mean they`re terrific, a lot of them are manufactured in California and they`re doing a great job,` says Schwarzenegger. `We just want to make sure it doesn`t go into the wrong hands or children under the age of 10 start playing those things because it does have an impact on our children.`