Should violent video games be prohibited from selling?

Yesterday afternoon, like most afternoons, I come home from school and find myself turning on the TV to watch Headline News. My dad is a biggie on watching the news so I guess this rubbed off on me as well. This particular story came across the TV that do you think violent video games should be prohibited from selling to kids under 18? Many viewers voiced their opinions by saying they do agree that this should stop because, most of the violent video games the children play now-a-days, such as Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil, have horrific scenes where people participate in theft, murder, maiming, and hazing. This issue has been taken to the Supreme Court to stop the selling of violent video games, and if the stores disobey they will be fined $1000.00. That's a lot of money just for one video game. This goes to show that this matter is serious, and that most parents feel that what their child/children play when it comes to violent video games can have an effect on their thinking to where young ones around 10-12 years old may think it is okay.

I'm 18 years old, and I have a 9 year old sister. We both have played Grand Theft Auto, and found it very amusing. Now we don't even bother with the game anymore because it is violent, and I did not want it to have a negative effect on me or my sister.