First they came for our guns
Now they are coming for our video games. From
Puffington Host:
Video Games Targeted By Senate In Wake Of Sandy Hook Shooting
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) has introduced one of Congress' first pieces of legislation related to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn.: a bill to study the impact of violent video games on children.
"This week, we are all focused on protecting our children. At times like this, we need to take a comprehensive look at all the ways we can keep our kids safe. I have long expressed concern about the impact of the violent content our kids see and interact with every day," said Rockefeller, who is chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.
Rockefeller's bill would direct the National Academy of Sciences to lead the investigation on video games' impact and submit a report on its findings within 18 months.
The legislation comes after reports suggested that Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza may have played video games like "Call of Duty" and "Starcraft."
OK - let's look at some real numbers here. Call of Duty is a franchise -- a set of different games published by Activision. As of November 11, 2011, the Call Of Duty series have
sold over 100 million copies. Just one release,
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, broke sales records in the US and in England. From the
UK Telegraph:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 breaks sales records
More than 6.5 million copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 were sold in the first 24 hours after the game's release, breaking records for a video game launch.
Another edition in the franchise,
Call of Duty: Black Ops II broke the Modern Warfare record by selling $1 Billion dollars of games
within fifteen days of its release.
So let me get this straight Senator Rockefeller -- with several hundreds of millions of players worldwide, you are targeting the entire games industry because of the horrific actions of one highly mentally ill individual?
Cold dead hands Senator, cold dead hands...
Posted by DaveH at December 19, 2012 2:46 PM