Yes. Parental responsibility is the core of the issue. However, kids are surprisingly resourceful. If the parents say no, they can simply head on over to a game shop and pick up the game behind their parents’ back. That or go to their friend’s house. That’s how my friend’s grandson got his hand’s on 50 Cent: Bulletproof. The thing that puzzles me is how making the ESRB legally actionable somehow takes power away from the parents. If a parent still wishes to buy an M-Rated game for their kids, they can. If they don’t, their kids can’t go behind their back and buy it themself. It seems to me that this law would actually give the parents more power.
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Oh, I can’t resist another dig at the Wall Of Shame. How can anyone look at that thing and not see a comedy? If you replace the words “Video Game Voters Network: Wall of Protest” with “God’s Mistakes: A Gallery of Horror!” the effect is largely the same. Meditate on that a while.