A California law banning the sale of violent games to minors will get its day in the highest court in the United States in October 2010. The legislation in question was supposed to take effect in 2006, but has been tied in legal wrangling for years now. A California federal appeals court ruled that the state hadn’t produced sufficient evidence that violent video games harm minors.

The Video Game Voters Network, an organization that strives to get gamers involved in the political process, has announced it now has more than 200,000 members.

The group is backed by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and keeps gamers in the loop about political debates that involve the video game industry. It also encourages members to contact their lawmakers regarding game-related issues.

While gamers and their advocates have long since denounced California’s action as pointless, they gained a powerful ally in the LA Times. In and editorial titled “Violent video games: Who controls the joystick?,” the newspaper has taken the state of California to task for its efforts to legislate an action that should really be left up to parental units.

This is an editorial that any gamer can get behind…