As if there weren't enough reasons already not to live in Utah (I kid, I kid) along comes this tasty bit of news, which is looking to declare violent videogames as harmful to minors, and even putting it on the same level as porn. Uh, does Utah have access to games the rest of don't? Violence and porn are two way different things, and the closest thing to porn I've ever seen in a videogame was Golgo 13 for the NES.

From the article:

It’s a bill that failed to clear the Utah legislature earlier this year.

It’s a bill that Utah’s Attorney General has said will likely fail if challenged in court.

It’s a bill that is quite similar to the Jack Thompson-drafted Louisiana video game bill, currently blocked by a federal judge.

Despite these concerns, a committee of the Utah legislature yesterday approved a bill designed to prevent minors from accessing violent video games. As reported by the Deseret News, passage by the Judiciary Interim Committee allows the measure to be placed on the 2007 legislative calendar.

The bill, which would define violent games as “harmful to minors” in the same manner as pornography, was sponsored earlier this year by lame duck Republican David Hogue. The bill passed the Utah House overwhelmingly in February but was never considered by the State Senate. Seemingly a dead issue, the legislation was revived recently by Rep. Scott Wyatt (R).

Read the full article over at gamepolitics.com