how many copies would MW2 have sold if they had to be sold to adults only at porn shops?
Games get made under first amendment rights
games get rated, they can also (in theory) be banned by the ratings board depending on their content (imagine a rape game involving the KKK *shivers and barfs a little*)
the ratings serve as an advisory to parents, this advisory is not currently strictly enforced afaik.
enforcing the advisory by law might infringe the rights of the parents to decide what they can and can't expose their children to media wise (within reason).
for instance sale of alcohol to minors is prohibited, but parents can still opt to get their child a glass of wine (or a shot of Vodka if that's their culture) ocasionally - under parental supervision.
The state is not the parent of the child but needs to keep children from being abused and mistreated
it's a fine line
I think that such law might just be an infringment; but I'm not a Supreme Court judge.
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