It all boils down to a parents responsibility. Retailers (and I know from experience since I worked launch day) are required to ask for ID and are not allowed by law to sell the game to anyone under 17. The parents that let the younger generation play these games are the ones that hold the power. Not to mention there is a setting at the beginning of the game where you can actually opt out of playing the terrorist mission. As you start up the game a warning pops up that mentions there may be some controversial content in the game and you are given the choice to either play these levels or remove them from your gaming experience.

I’m a strong believer in ‘Violent video games do NOT make violent people.’ I invite anyone to watch the episode of Penn and Tellers Bullsh!t on the subject, it was a great episode and brings up some very viable facts that contradict the theory that violent video games make our children violent.