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Chicago Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Violent Video Games to Reduce Crime

Chicago Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Violent Video Games to Reduce Crime
A display copy of Grand Theft Auto V (C) sits on a shelf at the a video games shop in New York City on Sept. 18, 2013. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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2/24/2021|Updated: 2/24/2021

A state representative from Chicago has proposed a bill that would ban the sale of violent video games across Illinois, citing rising cases of carjackings in his home city.

House Bill 3531, introduced last Friday by Rep. Marcus Evans Jr., a Democrat, would amend a 2012 law that prevents violent video games from being sold or rented to minors. If passed as is, the amended bill would expand the existing law to restrict the sale to anyone of video games depicting violent scenes, including “motor vehicle theft with a driver or passenger present.”
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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