“Five thousand years of recorded history, 500 years of gunpowder, 150 years of repeated shootings and no mass murder of young people before 1970”, as cited Grossman. To McGinnity. Since the beginning of history, there have been no cases of extreme violence by children. As Grossman said, juveniles have had the means to wreak havoc for hundreds of years, but only recently has child abuse become a problem. This increase in youth violence can be attributed to the extreme violence conveyed by modern media. While video games are not the only source of violence that influences children in our society, other forms of violence in films and television programs are sufficiently well regulated. Although video games can help children virtually release stress and anger, the government should regulate them more, due to major psychological, social and health problems. Some people disagree with this position regarding further regulation of video games. The opposition believes that playing violent video games is a right protected by the First Amendment; “…The court applied the First Amendment to strike down a federal law that broadly prohibited the sale of videos depicting the unlawful killing, mutilation, torture, or injury of animals” (Game over for 1). These violent video games have the potential to corrupt the minds of young children under the protection of the First Amendment because video games fall under the category of free speech. Freedom of speech aims to allow the public to speak out about what they believe or to demand change. Freedom of expression is not intended to defile the minds of children. When the Bill of Rights was being drafted, going on virtual killing sprees in violent video games ... middle of paper ... could be extremely dangerous. Overall, violent video games are extremely dangerous and should be more regulated, and played in moderation, not to excess. Violent video games should be more regulated, although they can help children relieve stress, the government should regulate them more because they pose a threat to today's society. Company. If these video games were regulated more effectively, the world would be safer, not only in our current lives, but also in the future, because youth is the future. In addition to the psychological problems that violent video games pose, they also directly affect children's physical lives. By spending so many hours playing video games, children also don't have time to exercise. By further regulating video games, not only will hostility among children decrease, but rates of childhood obesity will most likely decrease at the same time..