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Anonymous wrote:I hate them so no. You never point any gun at any living thing.

But you do you.

+1. Firearms safety instructor here. You never point any real or toy firearm or facsimile of a firearm at any living thing. Teach your children now.

but how do you squirt people with water then?

np here. You don’t. The above posters are correct. My dad was an avid hunter and skeet shooter as well as a retired military officer. We could own all the toy guns and water pistols we wanted but could NEVER aim them at another person or animal.

Both my husband and I are retired Marines. He grew up hunting. And skeet shooting. We have several firearms in the house - lol locked away.
We have 2 boys - 10 & 13. Both have shot “real” guns. Both know what to do when they see a gun not locked up.
And they both play with water guns and nerf guns. These guns all look like a toy. You know, neon green and yellow and orange. And they shoot each other with them. Face is off limits.
Kids can understand the difference between a toy gun and a real gun. It’s not a hard lesson to teach. Kids have been playing with toy guns for over a hundred years. The overwhelmingly did not turn into mass murderers.

We call them potato protectors.

Of course.

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Anonymous wrote:Huh?

This is a gun thing? I'm pro-gun control and anti-gun. I wouldn't have a problem with outright banning guns. That said, I fail to see a problem with water guns. They are clearly toys. Can someone explain the thought here?

I’m really hoping some of these posters are being sarcastic. Super soakers are amazing.

As a mother of a black boy, I don't have the luxury of being lackadaisical with any toy guns, regardless of how amazing they are.

I’m so sorry PP. I’m not a fan of toy guns and this is just one more reason to add to my list.

I tried to have a no toy guns rule, but we have 2 boys and people like to give them to us. Sigh. So we allow brightly colored ones and call them squirters, not guns. They cannot be shot at anyone’s face. This is the compromise we figured out.

No! if your kids shoot water guns they may become real life murderers. Every murderer at one point or another shot a toy gun first. Irresponsible parenting

Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for the kids of someone who asks this question.

I eel sorry for the dis of someone who doesn’t.

I feel sorry for the kids of someone who asks this question.

Anonymous wrote:I have very fond memories of my super soaker 3000. I just bought two with a huge markup on amazon for my daughter and I to play with. Its gonna happen.

Signed,
Xennial ‘80 (40 years old)
Independent
Blue no matter who voter
Black woman with 8 black brothers who have all been racially profiled

Ha! My brother just got one of those last week (he's 39) and we used it to chase my son at my parent's. It was fun!

I have very fond memories of my super soaker 3000. I just bought two with a huge markup on amazon for my daughter and I to play with. Its gonna happen.

Signed,
Xennial ‘80 (40 years old)
Independent
Blue no matter who voter
Black woman with 8 black brothers who have all been racially profiled

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate them so no. You never point any gun at any living thing.

But you do you.

+1. Firearms safety instructor here. You never point any real or toy firearm or facsimile of a firearm at any living thing. Teach your children now.

but how do you squirt people with water then?

np here. You don’t. The above posters are correct. My dad was an avid hunter and skeet shooter as well as a retired military officer. We could own all the toy guns and water pistols we wanted but could NEVER aim them at another person or animal.

Except you could point it at the animal you were killing right just not the one who lived in your house?

Anonymous wrote:How do you all feel about nerf guns then? with the darts that have the suction cups? They are also brightly colored. I honestly felt torn when my husband wanted to get them.

Nope to those also.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate them so no. You never point any gun at any living thing.

But you do you.

+1. Firearms safety instructor here. You never point any real or toy firearm or facsimile of a firearm at any living thing. Teach your children now.

but how do you squirt people with water then?

np here. You don’t. The above posters are correct. My dad was an avid hunter and skeet shooter as well as a retired military officer. We could own all the toy guns and water pistols we wanted but could NEVER aim them at another person or animal.

How do you all feel about nerf guns then? with the darts that have the suction cups? They are also brightly colored. I honestly felt torn when my husband wanted to get them.

Yes, absolute yes to bright colored water guns (says this socialist anti-real gun mom)