Senate Passes Children and Media Research and Advancement Act

Live, from The Escapist Newsroom, it's Saturday Night! In the wake of Montreal's shooting, the bill passed unanimously, directing the Center for Disease Control to study the effects of gaming on children.

Spearheaded by numerous outspoken critics of violent video games and their alleged effects on children, the bill authorizes the CDC, an organization with the mandate to "prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats", to manage studies in conjunction with the NIH and National Academy of Sciences to research the effects of media such as video games on children.

Hm... hey, elections are coming up. Wonder if that has anything to do with this? Naaaah...