White Dads More Likely To Allow Toy Guns

[Drizzt]

White Dads More Likely To Allow Toy Guns
Study: Most Parents Say Toy Guns 'Never OK'

POSTED: 12:23 p.m. EST January 6, 2003

Why do some parents allow their children to play with toy guns, while others shudder at the thought?

According to a study by a Johns Hopkins researcher, race, gender and other social factors may help explain. The study is published in the January issue of Pediatrics.

Dr. Tina Cheng and colleagues surveyed more than 900 parents and guardians visiting pediatricians' offices in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs. The survey included questions on child-rearing attitudes and practices, lifestyle, and demographic information. More than half of all respondents were black, and the majority were mothers.

Almost 70 percent of parents surveyed felt it was "never OK" for a parent to let a child play with toy guns. The parents who allowed their children to play with toy guns were more likely to be white males, with male children. Mothers of younger children were more likely to limit toy gun play.

In general, researchers found the gender and age of the child, gender of the parent, and race of the family factored significantly into parents' attitudes about allowing their children to play with toy guns.

"This study calls attention to an issue that has been largely unstudied -- assessing community norms on toy gun play from the perspective of parents," said Cheng, director of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Cheng led the study while at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

According to Cheng, some studies have linked toy gun play with aggressive behavior, and some child health professionals counsel families to limit this type of activity. Critics say children playing with toy guns may confuse them with real guns.

"There needs to be more study on the impact of toy gun play on child behavior. Understanding what parents think about issues like toy gun play and what their parenting practices are may be a first step in designing effective community-based prevention programs," Cheng said.

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[Monte Harrison]

According to Cheng, some studies have linked toy gun play with aggressive behavior, and some child health professionals counsel families to limit this type of activity. Critics say children playing with toy guns may confuse them with real guns.

:banghead:
Why is there no "pukie" among the smilies?
What this study says is that you and your children are morons, and need to be closely supervised.
When I was a kid, if I didn't have a toy gun at the time I would use a stick or my finger. There are a LOT more factors than just "white males with male children."
I thought the soccer mom mentality ("White males are evil") went out with the Klintons.

 

[rick_reno]

Whate Dads more likely to allow toy guns

Did I read this right? Black parents don't let their children play with toy guns. Honky parents do let their children play with toy guns. I know I've read that gun violence is a problem in predominately black neighborhoods. Is it possible that the gun violence we see in our black neighborhoods is directly related to them not playing with toy guns as kids - but instead picking up real guns as teenagers and playing with them? Simple solution - distribute toy guns in black neighborhoods and revisit the study in ten years to see if violence using guns has decreased.

 

[Bottom Gun]

My white parents allowed me to play with toy guns and even allowed me to hunt with real guns when I got older.

Look what I've become as a result of their negligence.

Oh the shame of it.

 

[Cliff]

Another asinine study, while being neither white nor depraved as a child,I DID play with toy guns when I was a child,both my parents had no problem with it. Maybe it was cause the old man was a LEO who always had guns hidden around the house,and a mother who used to have matching .38 snubbies to go with whatever purse she was using at the time. True,the black community, mostly from the matriarchal side of the family traditionally has frowned upon gun ownership,simply because of gun violence and the devestating effect it's had on so many males in the black community which has always been high,as opposed to gun violence upon females which is nowhere as high. I firmly believe if more folks,(black,white,latino,asian,etc) were armed,and had proper training in the use of firearms, especially in the black community,a lot of crime,murder,and theft would come down considerably. But I'm not saying anything thats not already widely known.

Rant off:banghead:

 

[cuchulainn]

Even after cutting off their index fingers and thumbs, you would not stop boys from playing "guns."

 

[PATH]

I played with toy guns and now I shoot real ones. Interestingly enough I have never committed a crime. Why I don't even have a moving violation on my drivers license. HHmmmmmmmm! Maybe the poll is unscientific crap.

 

[jimpeel]

It would be inyteresting to see the outcry of "Racist" if the article were entitled "Black Dads More Likely To Allow Toy Guns".

The demographics of America are simplyt lost to these people. Blacks make up only 12% of the American population so the sheer numbers of Whites over Blacks precludes even having a study to begin with.

The same could be said:

White Dads More Likely To Allow Real Guns

White Dads More Likely To Allow Automobiles

White Dads More Likely To Allow Snowmobiles

White Dads More Likely To Allow Bicycles

White Dads More Likely To Allow Rye Bread

White Dads More Likely To Allow Smoking

White Dads More Likely To Allow Chewing Gum

White Dads More Likely To Allow Allowances

 

[80fl]

White Dads More Likely To Allow Toy Guns

Yeeeeeeeewww Betchaa!!!

 

[pax]

Almost 70 percent of parents surveyed felt it was "never OK" for a parent to let a child play with toy guns.

70 percent??? SEVENTY percent?

My country is dead.

pax

A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. -- Warren Buffet

 

[TheeBadOne]

Which Daddy's are more likely to allow them to play with a real gun.......

 

[Drizzt]

PAX: What you have to remember was that the statement said "Almost 70% of parents surveyed".

What they're not telling you, was that the survey was conducted at the Million Mom March meeting. Out of the 10 people who were there, 7 said they wouldn't let their kids play with guns, and the other 3 fainted when asked the question......

 

[Blackhawk]

Just as more white adults are likely to have real guns. There's a lot of cultural bias involving guns, all of which is a great hunting ground for sociologists. Too bad they're liable to be lefties....

 

[El Tejon]

Wonder if Michael Moore has read this?

 

[cratz2]

My kids are not allowed to play with toy guns and are not allowed to 'point and shoot' their fingers as if they were guns either.

I've always felt this way and several widely noted 'gun guy' gun experts have the same rules in their houses.

 

[bluecowdawg]

hey jimpeel here's one for you

WHITE DADS MORE LIKELY TO BE A FATHER FIGURE

 

[RAY WOODROW 3RD]

training......

Your bad bluecowdawg but that is probably the truth.

My two little ones, Ray 4 & Ryan 2, run around the house playing cops and robbers, shoot the monsters etc with my wooden stocks off of my glenfield model 60's. Just the wood stocks mind you. The wife got a kick out of them last night. They put on their camolfauge PJ's and had her turn all the lights out in the house. They were stalking around the house hunting for Ghosts and Monsters! Isn't that great! They used to be scared of the closet monster as all of us probably were. I put the rifle stocks by their bed and crib and told them if the monster comes out shoot him. My oldest said, "But these are not like your real guns dad. They can't kill monsters." I told both of them, "Monsters are fake and not real so you have to shoot them with a fake gun to make them go away." They sleep like rocks now.
My guys know the difference between real and fake guns. They have been trained by me with the help of Eddie Eagle and put in situations to prove that they learned correctly.

Gun Safety through Education.......

 

[JohnBT]

When my parents retired 13 years ago and moved from Rockville Maryland back to God's country - Virginia - they called me and asked if I wanted some of my old stuff or if they should toss it.

They'd saved all 3 of my cap guns and holsters

John


P.S. - If your kids can't tell the difference between their finger, a cap gun and a real gun then they have problems we won't solve here.

 

[Master Blaster]

Dr. Tina Cheng and colleagues surveyed more than 900 parents and guardians visiting pediatricians' offices in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs. The survey included questions on child-rearing attitudes and practices, lifestyle, and demographic information. More than half of all respondents were black, and the majority were mothers.

Please note the LOCATION of the survey, WASHINGTON DC,

The Gun free liberal paradise, with the highest murder rate in the country.

Are toy/ replica guns Illegal in DC??

Is there a risk that if your inner city child is playing outside with a toy gun that he will be shot by gang members or POLICE with real Guns??

Sampling error, sampling bias.

If I ask people in India how many of them like fillet mingon and eat it every week, what kind of answer would I get???

Could I then apply it to folks who live in Chicago and draw a valid conclusion?????

Please

 

[Leatherneck]

MB

offices in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs

Presumably that would include Northern Virginia as well as Maryland. Drastic differences when you cross the Potomac. But my impression in both NoVa and MD is that many black adults have no use for guns, are ignorant on the subject, and have no desire to change that. Hmmm...that came out sounding racist; I didn't mean it to. Just based on discussions with black folks both rural and suburban in both states, black society largely rejects anything to do with gun culture.
TC
TFL Survivor

 

[Cliff]

Presumably that would include Northern Virginia as well as Maryland. Drastic differences when you cross the Potomac. But my impression in both NoVa and MD is that many black adults have no use for guns, are ignorant on the subject, and have no desire to change that. Hmmm...that came out sounding racist; I didn't mean it to. Just based on discussions with black folks both rural and suburban in both states, black society largely rejects anything to do with gun culture.

Leatherneck:
I don't consider your statement racist at all,its the truth,my previous post addresses one of the major reasons why blackfolks reject gun culture,but believe me there are many blackfolks who are members of the NRA(national redneck association) ,GOA,etc who are working to turn that attitude around. I've had people who have been flat out rude regarding pro-gun issues,don't want to listen,reject the facts,etc.:banghead: But we do make progress,I would say if people knew how many pro-gun advocates there are in the black community,it would pleasently shock you. Just working to get them out and in the open ,one person at a time.

 

[4v50 Gary]

I've a latino friend who didn't give his daughter a toy gun. He got her a real one and will be teaching her how to use it. I only gave her a tomahawk.

 

[sm]

HORSEPUCKY!!
I earlier posted on a similar thread.
IIRC,and IMO, these people are anti's,This is to substanitiate THEIR views-- stupid and skewed.

I grew up and we had other races,at school, Housing Project close by, and we played with toy guns, army , cowboy and Indians, ...etc. This was also a trying time for race relations folks.

I personally have bought water pistols,and played with kids at a pediatric hospital , neener, neener. Kids wanted ,I bought, parents fine, yes some sheeple--BUT this WAS for the Kids, grown Dr.'s nurses, therapists, having wars with kids.

I personally have assisted non-white shooting, in conjunction with CCW, they grew up with guns, remembered rules because parents taught them with toy or real guns.

Dang Klinton, all his ...his...attitude with community leader to get votes in poorer areas pulled that ...that stunt here....AAARRRGGG!!!

I swear I had money I'd get a film crew or photo shoot of kids of various races with toy guns. Buy a trunk bed full and give out to those whomdidn't replete with Safety...send pics and film to these ...these people.

I'm not pleased, yeah pax where is the land I was born in?

 

[jimpeel]

This "study" was a farce before it was ever commissioned. Consider the following:

If 100% of Black Dads in America allowed their children to play with toy firearms; and only 25% of White Dads allowed their children to play with toy firearms, the headline would still read "White Dads More Likely To Allow Toy Guns".

 

[cracked butt]

Toy guns have horrible consequences. When I was a kid I had every type of toy gun under the sun, I even made toy guns out of sticks and pieces of pipe. Now that I'm an adult, I want every type of real gun under the sun and also have made real guns out of sticks and pieces of pipe.

Am I going to give toy guns to my infant son when he's old enough to walk? Of course!