Video Game Voters Network: New York's Video Games Under Attack

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Unfortunately, the anti-video game bill (S 6401 A/A 11717) has passed both the Senate and Assembly and is now in hands of Governor Paterson. Please take action now and send a letter asking him to veto the anti-video game bill. New York gamers need to send a message: More video game education, not video game regulation!

This bill would waste NY residents hard earned tax dollars on investigating video games when the facts are already in. We have much higher priorities for our resources and dollars than this kind of crusade.

Send a letter below to remind your Governor that video gamers are watching and voting.

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Dear Governor Paterson,:

I am writing to express my concern and opposition to renewed efforts to regulate the video game industry with bill S 6401A/A 11717.  I urge you to veto this bill!  As a New York voter and an avid gamer, I feel that the video game industry's self-regulatory system is working very effectively.  In addition to parents knowing about and using the ESRB rating system to help guide their game purchases, existing parental controls in game consoles give parents the ultimate tool to control what their kids play at home.  The Federal Trade Commission recently reported kids are blocked from trying to purchase an M-rated game 80% of the time!

As a gamer and a voter, I would much rather see you veto this bill and make an effort to further encourage parents to understand and use the ESRB rating system than to see you waste our tax dollars, especially at a time when we are facing a major state budget deficit.

As a taxpayer, I'm upset at the waste of resources and dollars this kind of investigation and mandates will require. Our state faces much more critical issues we should be focused on.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this issue.

Thank you in advance for getting back to me.

Sincerely,

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