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what do you think of toy guns?

jenerallyjenerally member
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I'm anti-gun, I'll just state that right off the bat. And I'm not a fan of little kids playing with guns, even toy guns (even water guns). Although I am realistic ... I know kids make "guns" from their hands even if they aren't necessarily exposed to that sort of thing.

my SIL is aware of my feelings and yet she bought my DS a wooden pop gun for his birthday this summer. I immediately confiscated it and put it away, but didn't make too big a deal out of it. At another child's birthday party, DS was given a water gun as a party favor. Again, I took it and threw it out.

So ... am I being unreasonable? Will you let your kid(s) (and I mean little kids, he's only 2. I realize by the time he's 9 I may not have this kind of control anymore) play with toy guns?

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  • JARbabyJARbaby member
    I come from a military, republican family from nowhere Maine. I'll give you one guess.
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  • rease.rease.
    I was the same way. Guns are not toys. My kids were about 3-4yrs old before they got a water gun and they were told about guns and how they arent toys and that water guns have water not bullets. As they got older they understood this. Mikey was about 4-5 before he was even interested in finger guns. He has a bb gun and has the upmost respect for it.
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  • htomeohtomeo member
    I support gun use. However, I don't like the idea of toy guns. I prefer to teach my children about the seriousness and safety of guns. Not let them practice pointing and pulling the trigger at other people. I am trying to go into Law Enforcement, and so have had great opportunity to explain the difference between hunting guns and hand guns to my kids. I explain the uses, and what they are intended for. I also explain the dangers of what some ignorant people use them for.
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  • jenerallyjenerally member

    imageJARbaby:
    I come from a military, republican family from nowhere Maine. I'll give you one guess.

    um ... pro gun?

    lol!

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  • *sallymad**sallymad*
    Meh, my feeling on it is if it's forbidden they may have more intrest in it then if they are exposed to it. I don't know if that makes sense or not. I have no problem with toy guns, it'll be my job to explain what real guns are and what they do.
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  • bstngrl578bstngrl578 member

    image*sallymad*:
    Meh, my feeling on it is if it's forbidden they may have more intrest in it then if they are exposed to it. I don't know if that makes sense or not. I have no problem with toy guns, it'll be my job to explain what real guns are and what they do.

    Ditto.

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  • Erin Mary AckermanErin Mary Ackerman member

    guns are tools, not toys.

    I also take squirt guns away from my DD.  No need.  I caused someone bodily injury with a squirt gun when I was young.  He needed 4 stiches.  We were having a squirt gun war.  I ran out of ammo.  So I threw the gun at him.

    :)

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  • Deegirl322Deegirl322
    I don't think I'd get a gun for my little one. With that said, I did have a toy gun that looked semi-real and shot water when I was younger... probably around 8 though?? I don't remember how old I was.
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  • htomeohtomeo member
    imageBrahimBride:

    guns are tools, not toys.

    I also take squirt guns away from my DD.  No need.  I caused someone bodily injury with a squirt gun when I was young.  He needed 4 stiches.  We were having a squirt gun war.  I ran out of ammo.  So I threw the gun at him.

    :)

    I just laughed so hard, I peed a little.

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  • britti<3britti<3
    I grew up with guns and we have guns in our house. I knew how to use a gun before the age of 9 and DD, who is only 4, also knows the rules of guns. DH is a police officer and will take her shooting with him. She knows that guns hurt people, why daddy has them, and the rules of shooting. I have no problem with toy guns as long as your child is aware of the dangers of real guns.
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  • hbach83hbach83 member
    Guns are not allowed in my house, and DS is not allowed to play with toy guns. His plastic army men have guns, but DS knows we prefer to say they're fishing poles or telescopes. We have fun with that. The closest thing to a weapon DS is allowed is a light saber.
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  • kittytaylor1kittytaylor1
    imageBrahimBride:

    guns are tools, not toys.

    I also take squirt guns away from my DD.  No need.  I caused someone bodily injury with a squirt gun when I was young.  He needed 4 stiches.  We were having a squirt gun war.  I ran out of ammo.  So I threw the gun at him.

    :)

    Nice move!! I probably would've done the same!

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  • brideofaussiebrideofaussie

    Actually some of the biggest gun-totin' families I know are VERY anti-toy guns b/c they don't want their kids getting the idea that they're simply toys.  They want their kids to know to "respect" firearms and understand exactly what they're capable of and know that they are NOT toys.

    I am anti-real and toy gun.  IMO you are not unreasonable.  IMO it's VERY reasonable to not let your kid play with them but at the same time don't make a big deal about it.  This is what I plan on doing.

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  • TheRightWifeTheRightWife member

    I myself am a gun-toting, card carrying member of the NRA. I have my concealed carriers permit, and I think that gun control laws only keep guns out of the hands of honest, law-abiding people.

    With that being said, no, I don't believe you are being unreasonable. Regardless of how I feel, I would NEVER give a toy gun to your child if I knew you were anti-gun.

    Now, a light saber... I might have to bend the rules there ;)

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  • Natster09Natster09

    DH and I both are pro-gun. I have no problem with toy guns so long as there is a conversation regarding the use of guns and the dangers of any weapon. As PPs have said, guns are not toys.

    Personally, I wouldnt feel comfortable completely shielding my kids from guns simply because Id worry about the interest it would cause. That and I know that with all of the video games and violent shows/movies, they would be introduced to them in a way I wouldnt like.

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  • msmiss-77msmiss-77

    You can try your best to keep toy guns from your children - fine that's your right to do so.  But I guarantee that a little boy, no matter how hard you try for this not to happen, will use his fingers to imitate a gun.  Also, the more you try to keep them from knowing of things the more their curiosity will be peeked down the road - which in turn could be more dangerous than allowing them to play with a plastic toy gun.

     

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  • Weenie_makerWeenie_maker
    imagemsmiss-77:

    You can try your best to keep toy guns from your children - fine that's your right to do so.  But I guarantee that a little boy, no matter how hard you try for this not to happen, will use his fingers to imitate a gun.  Also, the more you try to keep them from knowing of things the more their curiosity will be peeked down the road - which in turn could be more dangerous than allowing them to play with a plastic toy gun.

     

     

    AMEN SISTAH!!!

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  • adamwifeadamwife

    We let our son play with them and he loves them.  He is going to grow up huinting with his father at a young age, so why not teach him proper use at a young age?

    Let me just say that he is too young to teach at this point:

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