On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 7:18:32 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> "U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:44:54 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >
> >>dsi1 wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I didn't care much for the kids with their gun crazy child's
> >>> play - that can't be good.
> >>
> >>I so disagree there. Young boys do seem to have a more
> >>aggressive side than young girls. When I was a young lad,
> >>we all loved playing "Army" for several years. It was fun
> >>to do. And good exercise too.
> >>
> >>For Christmas presents we got realistic toy guns, hand grenades,
> >>uniforms, etc. Best presents were authentic surplus store
> >>things left over from WW2 and Korean War, like real helmets,
> >>canteens, utility belts. (I still have mine).
> >>
> >>The old WW2 movies and shows like Combat were fun to
> >>watch.
> >>
> >>IMO, it let us get out the aggressivness while we were young
> >>and doing it in a safe manner. Child war games.
> >>
> >>Then the hippy generation grew up and became parents and
> >>discouraged their kids from doing all that. Tried to
> >>turn them into peace-loving citizens from the beginning.
> >>Wouldn't allow them to play "Army."
> >>
> >>Big fail, imo. Not long after, all those young boys got
> >>a little older and started buying real guns and shooting
> >>each other for real.
> >
> > Aggressive nature stays and becomes passive aggressive. I don't
> > believe that gun games create or assuage aggressive nature. it
> > eventually shows itself in pointed hurtful words, or controlling
> > someone in a demeaning way, or punching, becoming violent or going
> > back to those guns and uniforms to become criminals or militia, Don't
> > forget children and women who are beaten and killed, drive-by
> > shooters or even rump - they all want to hurt someone , really make
> > someone hurt..
> > Janet US
>
> The problem here with the toy guns is that they are sometimes mistaken for
> real guns. They passed some law that a portion of the toy gun had to be
> orange to differentiate. But that didn't seem to help.

Toy guns are bad. I'm not anti-gun, but I am 100% anti toy guns. Guns are not
toys.

--Bryan