@rayne117 - People need to stop hating on my dawg Bashcraft: No, it's not illegal in the USA.

@Rav Gar: I was being facetious.

@Sirusjr: Length and the decision purchase vs. rent are largely unrelated to me. As a counter-example, I rented FFXIII and purchased Prince of Persia (and I've played through PoP several times while not even bothering to finish half of FFXIII).

@PogiJones: I wish I could promote single comments without promoting the entire thread.

@noesmano: I've never been carded for M-rated games.

@MidnightMarvel:

@Windrummerboy: This kind of legislation knows no partisan bounds.

@BlueFlameBat: Since forever.

@FuktLogik: No, that was our own virtual child porn law ( [www.outsidethebeltway.com] ).

@tandyman: It's not illegal to sell R-rated movie tickets to anyone under 17.

@Chaoticevl: It is a crime to sell beer to minors and those who do such are criminals. Perhaps that's not the best of analogies for your argument.

@akumaserge: This law wouldn't change that. It merely prohibits kids from buying M-rated games without a parent (or other adult) present.

@DRaGZ: There's no law requiring ID to watch R-rated movies. Movie theaters/stores may choose to create such rules at their whim, but that's up to them.

@General Chase: Baby Slayer: Parents can let their children play any games they desire. This law prevents retailers from selling [some, but effectively all] AO/M-rated games to children.

@SarcasticJoe: Huh? It's not "ok to stop kids from buying/seeing harmful movies" in the United States.

@Taggart6: Doesn't this "make [parents] more active in what their kids are purchasing" by allowing only adults (presumably parents) to buy M-rated games for children?

@Sandarken: Freedom, baby! This is AMERICA! We fought two wars to get out from under the thumbs of your British tyrants!

@DeadDuck: We don't need kids being protected from video games by some kind of kindergarten cops.

@izzitaspider: While I personally don't see the value in having M-rated games purchased by minors, a law prohibiting such needs to be carefully worded (and would likely face Constitutional challenges even in that case).

@AchromaticMagus: Which is why he's attempting to make sure that such games can't be purchased by kids.