SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to review Schwarzenegger v. Video Software Dealers, a case on California’s law that would ban the sale of violent video games to children:
“We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies. I am pleased the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take up this issue, and I look forward to a decision upholding this important law that gives parents more tools to protect their children, including the opportunity to determine what video games are appropriate.â€
Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court last May to review a lower court decision that struck down the California law. In 2005, the Governor signed AB 1179 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to prohibit the sale or rental of violent video games to anyone under the age of 18 and requiring such games to be clearly labeled.