I do exactly the same thing. All my kids have learned to shoot real guns (except the 3 year old, and his turn is coming), but I never bought toy guns for any of them.nitrogen wrote:You know, I hate to say this, but I agree in part with the woman, but for VERY different reasons.
I hate toy guns, mostly because I think they give kids the idea that GUN == TOY, which in my eyes is quite dangerous.
I'd rather give them the real thing; teach them the safety rules, etc. When I know my kids know how to safely handle REAL guns, maybe THEN i'd let them have the fun water gun, etc.
Yes, I had toy guns as a kid, and I knew the difference. I don't believe my kids would be different, but the world is undeniably different. Toy guns get people killed these days, and can otherwise result in legal and school discipline problems.
Kevin