The Constitution Still Doesn't Let States Stop Kids From Buying Video Games

Again? State after state after state has passed laws that ban the sale of certain video games to children, and time after time after time those laws are struck down as unconstitutional. Not a single one has passed muster, and yet court time and taxpayer money are wasted over and over again on these same issues, with at least 10 states having gone through the same process with the same results. States cannot ban the sale of video games to children. It’s a violation of the First Amendment. This does not mean that stores themselves can’t make such a policy, just as movie theaters have voluntarily (not based on a law) agreed not to let kids see movies of certain ratings.

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