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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP what do you think is going to happen if you give your child a super soaker? Seriously what is the end state you are trying to prevent? He becomes a gun owner? He is accidentally shot? He pretends to shoot/talks about it in school and gets in trouble? What exactly are you afraid of here?

My 6 yo has an arsenal of nerf. He’s not allowed to shoot them at people or animals. The exception is if he’s actually playing nerf with someone and has consent to shoot at them as part of the game. He’s not permitted to bring them to playgrounds in deference to ridiculous people like OP.  He’s not allowed to talk about guns or shooting in school.

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We did the same with our kids. No shooting at faces was the main safety rule with Nerf.  DH and the kids had massive Nerf battles all over the house.  Those are fun memories. FWIW, We never let them play with toy guns that look real and I did ban shooting video games because I find the visual violence of those disturbing and dehumanizing. FWIW, Nerf and water gun-loving DS is now a very sweet 17 year old who has no interest in guns and spends his videogame time playing FIFA (soccer).

I think OP has turned this into a big THING with her kid and is sustaining the interest by the constant fighting about it. And, IMO there's really no play difference between a bow-and-arrow and a gun. Or, for that matter, between a sword and a gun.  My kids hurt each other more playing with a pretend sword that actually hits than with a gun. And, a play arrow may hit a kid with more force than a Nerf dart.[/quote]

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