Wired reports that a violent game ban bill is headed to the California Assembly after being passed in the Assembly's arts committee. Wired reports that the bill will move to the state's Senate if it passes the full Assembly. Wired says the bill "allows for $1,000 fines for violators and requires violent video games to be labeled." Similar bills are also being considered in other states:
However, the $10 billion industry expects bills restricting game sales to pass this year in Illinois, Michigan and North Carolina.
Two federal appellate courts have already ruled such laws violate the free speech guarantees of the First Amendment.
