Anonymous wrote:Yes. We also let our boys play with toy bombs, toy switch blades, and toy machetes. Last summer we built a toy guillotine and let them give each other pretend lethal injections. It was fun!

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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.

It’s not about becoming mass murderers. Former marine here as well as firearm owner here and the idea that firearms are toys and not weapons bothers me. We don’t let our kids play with toy bombs either.

A firearm or facsimile of a firearm should never be a toy.

Then lets do away with toy cars. You need to be 16 to drive one, and they kill a lot of people. So no more toy cars.
Baby dolls. Need to get rid of toy babies. Children aren’t responsible enough to take care of real babies, and they might confuse the two and accidentally kill a real baby. No more toy babies.
Legos? Bad idea. Gives the children the impression they could build something. Ban those too.

You know you are being totally ridiculous, right? Do cars (or any of the toys listed) have a purpose beyond killing and practicing to kill?

That’s the point. They are TOYS. Not sure why it’s so hard for adults to teach children the difference between toys and real life.
Water guns are not used to kill people. Nerf guns are not used to kill people.

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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.

It’s not about becoming mass murderers. Former marine here as well as firearm owner here and the idea that firearms are toys and not weapons bothers me. We don’t let our kids play with toy bombs either.

A firearm or facsimile of a firearm should never be a toy.

Then lets do away with toy cars. You need to be 16 to drive one, and they kill a lot of people. So no more toy cars.
Baby dolls. Need to get rid of toy babies. Children aren’t responsible enough to take care of real babies, and they might confuse the two and accidentally kill a real baby. No more toy babies.
Legos? Bad idea. Gives the children the impression they could build something. Ban those too.

You know you are being totally ridiculous, right? Do cars (or any of the toys listed) have a purpose beyond killing and practicing to kill?

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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.

It’s not about becoming mass murderers. Former marine here as well as firearm owner here and the idea that firearms are toys and not weapons bothers me. We don’t let our kids play with toy bombs either.

A firearm or facsimile of a firearm should never be a toy.

Then lets do away with toy cars. You need to be 16 to drive one, and they kill a lot of people. So no more toy cars.
Baby dolls. Need to get rid of toy babies. Children aren’t responsible enough to take care of real babies, and they might confuse the two and accidentally kill a real baby. No more toy babies.
Legos? Bad idea. Gives the children the impression they could build something. Ban those too.

Anonymous wrote:PP here. No, we don’t let our boys play with facsimiles of deadly weapons whose only purpose is to kill.

-former US Marine and gun-owner here.

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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.

It’s not about becoming mass murderers. Former marine here as well as firearm owner here and the idea that firearms are toys and not weapons bothers me. We don’t let our kids play with toy bombs either.

A firearm or facsimile of a firearm should never be a toy.

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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.

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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.