From Barbie dolls to action figures, the range of toys available to kids is expansive. But when a kid picks up a play gun from the toy aisle, parents may pause to question whether or not plastic ...

The modern gun – an effective, reliable, and affordable tool that one can operate capably with some basic training – changed that reality. Suddenly, that 300-pound berserker was no longer necessarily ...

HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Officials in the Village of Hempstead are offering to replace toy guns children receive this Christmas with other toys. "Saying no to guns is important - even toy guns ...

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The “enlightened” parents of our culture seem to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to keep kids from playing. From playing in the living room or classroom. From playing in front of the house ...

A major reason parents don’t like kids to play with pretend guns is they’re afraid you’ll get hurt. It can be hard for others to tell if a gun is real or just a toy. While you and your friends might ...

A reader is frustrated by her children’s gravitation toward the toy guns a family brings to play with. By Philip Galanes I bring my children to our neighborhood playground every afternoon. It’s a ...

KIDS ARE OUT FOR SUMMER BREAK. A WARNING FOR PARENTS IN VACAVILLE AFTER AN INCREASE IN REPORTS OF KIDS SHOOTING ONE ANOTHER WITH IMITATION GUNS, WE HAVE HAD A FEW INCIDENCES WHERE PEOPLE IN THE NEARBY ...