Calls to ban Toy weapons

[Trent]

Wow - I had used a REAL rifle by the time I was 4.

But then look how I turned out, so you are probably doing the right thing

I’m mid thirties and the closest I’ve ever been to a real gun is standing in line behind a cop at Maccas.

And besides, one would hope that parents approach their children using a real gun with a lot more... gravitas than a $2 toy gun.

[SharkyMcShark]

Media that kids are exposed to doesn't explore the actual real life emotional ramifications of shooting a gun at another living person. If nerf and whatever are barred from kindergartens then kids will just find bent sticks to pretend to be guns, because what they see is all fun and games.

I'm not at all suggesting that media aimed at kids should explore the darker emotional side of violence, I'm just saying that as long as Han Solo and Luke Skywalker jaunt about the Death Star shooting storm troopers and we don't see Luke having a massive freakout afterwards or something like that, then kids will keep playing these games.

Again, not saying that media should change.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I’m mid thirties and the closest I’ve ever been to a real gun is standing in line behind a cop at Maccas.

And besides, one would hope that parents approach their children using a real gun with a lot more... gravitas than a $2 toy gun.

Ironic thing is we have a huge gun safe and no guns Think most of the neighbours have guns and I’m perfectly happy for them to be the ones to take care of the foxes and feral dog packs in the area. Might feel differently when we get our dorpa sheep if we lose a lot of lambs.

Don’t think I’ve picked up a gun in ten years. Never touched a handgun and only used a shotty twice. We just used to take the rifles and go spotlighting for rabbits, foxes and feral cats on the farm in the middle of nowhere.

[Ralph Wiggum]

What utter crap. And that's coming from my 14 years of dealing with violent offenders.