The object of 'Grand Theft Auto III' is to kill police officers, beat up prostitutes, and drive as recklessly as possible.
NEW YORK — A California congressman is fighting to make it tougher for kids to get their hands on video games dripping with blood, guts and violent crimes.
Rep. Joe Baca is afraid the industry's self-imposed games ratings system isn't working and wants to make it a federal offense to sell or rent graphically violent games to minors. He wants to make sure children 17 and under aren't able to buy games depicting murder, rape, prostitution, illegal drug use, carjackings, assault, decapitation and dismemberment.
"This is about responsibility and protecting our children from video games' sex and violence," Baca, a Democrat, said in a telephone interview.
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