tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post116726322057451134..comments2023-10-16T07:06:52.428-05:00Comments on Armed and Safe: Fighting the scourge of . . . toy gun "violence"?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-1167508557600173012006-12-30T13:55:00.000-06:002006-12-30T13:55:00.000-06:00Your point about the habits learned from playing w...Your point about the habits learned from playing with toy guns is valid. As you said, it's the government <I>mandating</I> what toys kids can have that I find deeply objectionable.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-1167507980687355542006-12-30T13:46:00.000-06:002006-12-30T13:46:00.000-06:00I do not necessarily like toy guns; I think they g...I do not necessarily like toy guns; I think they generally teach bad habits. I had a couple waterguns growing up, but nothing that looked like a M4 or a 1911. I shot my first pistol at age 5; my son has been similarly trained and shot my Browning Buckmark at age 6. If parents used toy guns as a training device (like I use my AirSoft pistol with my son) I wouldn't have so much of a problem with this issue. However, both parents and kids often look at me a little strange when I tell a child not to point it at me/keep the muzzle in a safe direction and keep their finger off the trigger. Once I explain, some parents understand and some don't (it's the latter ones I worry about). In any event, the government purporting to ban toy guns is just another example of the nanny state run amok. Incessant fingerpointing instead of the necessary introspection--it makes me sick.<BR/><BR/>Allthewayto11.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com