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