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It doesn't affect me directly, but I still think that it is useless. The idea behind this bill seems to be keeping violent games away from children, but it won't do any more than has already been done by the ESRB. It may shift blame away from the game industry, but I would like to think that we could find a way to do that without enacting more laws to further restrict the rights of minors. This wouldn't even place the burden of parenting back on the parents, it would simply place it with the retailers.
Not only would this not be effective in reaching the goal behind the bill, but it would be inconsistent with how other forms of media are handled in this country. It isn't illegal for minors to buy controversial books, violent movies, or music containing explicit lyrics. Some of these may follow voluntary rating systems like gaming does now, but none are legislated. The only other form of media that I know of to be treated this way is pornography, and I would hate to see gaming be lumped into the same category as wank material.
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