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How many allow their children to play with toy guns?
For me this is a bit of a hypocrisy. When I was a kid in the 70s my parents allowed my to play cowboys and indians. The 6 shooter was a staple of that sort of play. Now that have kids of my own and am a gun enthusiast, I do not like the idea of them playing with toy guns. I feel that it is a tool that should be respected and should never be considered a toy.
Now this is just how I feel. I do not disrespect anyone who allows their own kids to play with them. I just don't like them pointed at my kids. Water guns however are a different story. So long as they are of the goofy, multicolored, clear plastic kind. Not the realistic ones.
For me this is a bit of a hypocrisy. When I was a kid in the 70s my parents allowed my to play cowboys and indians. The 6 shooter was a staple of that sort of play. Now that have kids of my own and am a gun enthusiast, I do not like the idea of them playing with toy guns. I feel that it is a tool that should be respected and should never be considered a toy.
Now this is just how I feel. I do not disrespect anyone who allows their own kids to play with them. I just don't like them pointed at my kids. Water guns however are a different story. So long as they are of the goofy, multicolored, clear plastic kind. Not the realistic ones.