Clean up your act or we’ll do it for you. That was the heart of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s message to the game industry last week.
Speaking to her constituents in San Francisco, Feinstein said games play “a very negative role for young people.” If the industry doesn’t start taking its own voluntary steps to expand its offerings beyond titles that primarily glorify guns, Feinstein implied that Congress may step in and force its hand.
The comments were made regarding the debate over what actions should be taken to prevent tragedies like last year’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in which a gunman who had previously played games killed dozens of children and adults.
“If Sandy Hook doesn’t do it, if the knowledge of these video games this young man played doesn’t, then maybe we have to proceed, but that is in the future,” Feinstein said.
The legislator also mentioned efforts to increase gun control in the U.S., but criticized the National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers for standing in the way.
Source: Associated Press {link no longer active}
