Captains1911
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This is something I've been struggling with for sometime. I don't have kids, by my girlfriend has two boys, and she lives with her sister who has two girls. There's a few toy guns along with several nurf guns in the house that they often run around playing with, pointing at each other and whatnot as kids do. This creates a conflict for me, as it obviousy violates everything you teach regarding firearm safety. But they are just toys, so this doesn't really apply, but the idea and the habit still bothers me. How could they have those enjoyable nerf guns wars though without pointing them at each other? And how is this any different than kids and adults playing airsoft and paintball? I'm the last person who wants to ruin all the fun, but my involvement and passion for guns and safety makes me look at this differently. I'm sure I did the same with toys when I was a youngster, however my parents weren't gun people so it was much easier to separate the two.
So how do you parents handle this? Do you allow your children to point toy guns at people? I'd imagine those parents who aren't into shooting and guns probably have a different opinion on this than those who do. Is there a certain age limit where things change, like when they become old enough to shoot real guns they are no longer allowed to play with toy ones?
So how do you parents handle this? Do you allow your children to point toy guns at people? I'd imagine those parents who aren't into shooting and guns probably have a different opinion on this than those who do. Is there a certain age limit where things change, like when they become old enough to shoot real guns they are no longer allowed to play with toy ones?
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