Venezuela bans toy guns, violent video games

BUENOS AIRES - The Venezuelan parliament has passed a law holding as illegal the production, import and sale of toy weapons and violent video games, a media report Friday said.

The law, which includes a penalty of three to five years in jail in case of any violation, will come into effect in three months’ time, a Globovision TV report said.

National media will also be banned from running advertisements of toys of a “military” nature that are likely to encourage the “aggressive” tendencies among young children and teenagers, the report added.

The bullet is one of the leading causes of death for 15-26 year olds, said the pressure groups in the capital, Caracas.

The government stopped releasing murder statistics in 2005.

–RIA Novosti