We bought our son a tool set when he was 2. He pretended all the tools were guns

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Jan 26, 2015
3:43:02pm

Byron McNertney

We didn't think he even knew what a gun was.

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Byron McNertney

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I certainly can't be the only one that thinks toy guns should be borderline

Ebolarama

1/26/15 3:33pm

dolls are where it's at

JackStack

1/26/15 3:36pm

I'm sure you're not alone but I've noticed that kids (boys in particular) will

fattycoug

1/26/15 3:36pm

We bought our son a tool set when he was 2. He pretended all the tools were guns

Byron McNertney

1/26/15 3:43pm

it seems to be in-born

fattycoug

1/26/15 3:50pm

My son made a gun out of gerbil tubes in his online preschool game

supertux

1/26/15 4:09pm

I agree they will. But pretending with sticks or what not is different than

Ebolarama

1/26/15 3:45pm

i guess i don't see a lot of real looking gun play

fattycoug

1/26/15 3:51pm

Thats fine-ish .... its the idea of giving you kid a replica of something really

Ebolarama

1/26/15 3:53pm

I'd guess the rate of kids that play with fake guns and then turn into murderers

fattycoug

1/26/15 4:32pm

Yet somehow, that is statistically exactly what happens. Wonder why that is?

Pasadena

1/26/15 8:07pm

This is true. My great-nephew used ruler and other tools as guns when we babysat

Wear Blue

1/26/15 4:15pm

What about this?

Stay Puft

1/26/15 3:36pm

Nope, still teaching kids bad habits. I mean, should you ever be

cougarick

1/26/15 3:39pm

No, never. I was thinking about this because my BIL (whose 11) came over

Ebolarama

1/26/15 3:41pm

or this

supertux

1/26/15 3:39pm

Hey, man--that's not a toy. That's the real thing!

dilbert

1/26/15 4:12pm

Still not ideal but I'm more talking about this

Ebolarama

1/26/15 3:40pm

Or this

kccougar

1/26/15 3:40pm

Even as an adult, when I see one like that, it brings back memories

Whip

1/26/15 3:42pm

that's my favorite one. sounds like: Pew pew

fattycoug

1/26/15 3:43pm

I worry about the kids who don't play with guns

mosterlow

1/26/15 3:46pm

Eye roll.

BYUMizzou

1/26/15 3:48pm

When I was a child, I did childish things. The criminal thing would be to allow

frontrowcougar

1/26/15 3:50pm

Yep, and when a kid that plays with a realistic gun finds a gun what he going to

Ebolarama

1/26/15 3:54pm

What's that kid going to do if he DOES NOT own a realistic toy gun?

frontrowcougar

1/26/15 3:58pm

Maybe the child wouldn't grab it and "pretend" to shoot whoever is nearest?

Ebolarama

1/26/15 4:00pm

Maybe if you took guns out of all books, movies, shows, games, video games, etc.

frontrowcougar

1/26/15 4:04pm

Its called parenting. You teach your kids the difference between play and

ByuImaginesDragons

1/26/15 7:42pm

This is going to sound crude but kids are morons. I know there are people on her

Ebolarama

1/27/15 9:19am

Maybe true but my parents actually taught us how to be less moronic than the

ByuImaginesDragons

1/28/15 1:07am

You are not alone

HuskerFan2

1/26/15 3:54pm

I can remember at a very early age being uncomfortable when someone would point

Ebolarama

1/26/15 3:55pm

My sister used to think like you do.

Gente_Boa

1/26/15 4:02pm

I do need to clarify, I'm only talking about very realistic looking toy guns.

Ebolarama

1/26/15 4:05pm

like this

Robert Newman

1/26/15 5:26pm

what about this?

hxmCougar2000

1/26/15 3:54pm

I trust my parenting enough to know when and how to teach my

PlanoCougar

1/26/15 3:55pm

Nerf guns and water guns are different than what I'm talking about.

Ebolarama

1/26/15 4:00pm

Not really. And I feel the same way about Airsoft and paintball guns, as long

PlanoCougar

1/26/15 4:11pm

How often does a child come across a live grenade?

Ebolarama

1/26/15 4:13pm

I would say less that 2%

Robert Newman

1/26/15 5:28pm

I never let my kids play with toy guns, but I don't think it should be illegal

OpusX

1/26/15 3:56pm

Not only do my kids have toy guns, I also take them to the range to shoot real

workindev

1/26/15 3:58pm

Every kid should have a rifle? Why?

OpusX

1/26/15 4:07pm

Cannot think of a legitimate reason for a kid having a rifle.

Ebolarama

1/26/15 4:09pm

Ok, we get it. You don't like guns and don't advocate teaching

PlanoCougar

1/26/15 4:19pm

Never said they shouldn't shoot guns with their fathers. Thats a lot different

Ebolarama

1/26/15 4:20pm

And, yet, I'm fairly confident that the two go hand in hand for most

PlanoCougar

1/26/15 4:26pm

So you are sexist too?

TheHop

1/26/15 4:56pm

Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Ebolarama

1/27/15 9:19am

I can...Can you say SCHOLARSHIP?

TheHop

1/26/15 4:55pm

Because that is the best way for them to learn how to treat guns with respect

workindev

1/26/15 4:12pm

So they can shoot it, I trust my kids with guns more than any avg adult

Jericho

1/26/15 4:13pm

I've got no problem with that. I'm not saying kids should never have guns

OpusX

1/26/15 4:27pm

I think it goes without saying that when you say all kids should own guns

Jericho

1/26/15 4:42pm

There are lots of reasons, but one pertinent to this thread is that the best way

Pasadena

1/26/15 8:16pm

Recent experience in church

BYUinTX

1/26/15 4:04pm

Why, oh, why can't we have an eye roll icon to click for posts like this?

Freddie Cougar

1/26/15 4:09pm

My kids read Harry Potter, but I've trained them in the proper use of witchcraft

OpusX

1/26/15 4:36pm

avada kedavra

Robert Newman

1/26/15 5:30pm

Not sure if you are the only one that thinks this

Cougarmus Prime

1/26/15 4:31pm

Serious response though...

Cougarmus Prime

1/26/15 4:41pm

I was hoping you were going to say 'center mass'

supertux

1/26/15 10:02pm

I bet you're the kind of guy who won't let his children watch A Christmas Story

SierraCoug

1/26/15 4:40pm

You would not be right

Ebolarama

1/27/15 9:20am

Given i was playing a game last night with my 4 yr old that involved toy guns

UNLVcougar

1/26/15 5:38pm

Also..I was trying to be a little humorous, so sorry if I came off sounding like

UNLVcougar

1/26/15 5:41pm

My favorite "gun" growing up was my hockey stick.

byuluvr

1/26/15 6:07pm

haha. i teach my kids tactical movement techniques with their toy guns.

macaroni

1/26/15 7:55pm

Are you French?

bushy7

1/27/15 11:29am

Mama, take these guns away from here

El Fuego

1/28/15 1:29pm

I can't shoot them anymore

Jericho

1/29/15 1:21pm

I also think that they shouldn't play no foosball. It's the devil!

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