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Illinois, Alabama Lawmakers Approve Bans on Sale of Violent Games to Minors

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2005 - 10:33am.
Springfield, Ill. -- Illinois state lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban the sale of violent video games to minors in the state, with the Illinois House voting 91-19 in favor of the legislation. The bill will now move to the state Senate. Meanwhile, a similar bill to ban violent game sales to minors passed on Wednesday in the Alabama House of Representatives. Courts have routinely struck down similar video game sales bans on First Amendment grounds in the city of Indianapolis, St. Louis County, Missouri and the state of Washington.
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