They are criminalizing the thought of a gun. Proven fact. Why they harassed the kid who “chewed a poptart into the shape of a gun.”
The purpose is to prepare us for when they come and take them from non-violent citizens, while leaving them in the hands of violent criminals.
I can’t believe this happened in Phoenix ... Tucson, Flagstaff maybe ... but Phoenix ?
And just last week, I caught heavy flak for calling Phoenix a liberal city.
What say you marktwain? Compared to Yuma. Or Casa Grande.
Back in the 40’s, you could go to the carnival and shoot an actual .22 rifle at targets.
http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/carnival-fun-with-a-22-rifle
We’ve become a nation of pussies.
I’m ancient ... remember actual shooting galleries with actual (shot out) .22 cal rifles and sintered iron “gallery load” cartridges?
Even Minnesota allows laser tag and that is shooting a laser gun at people.
I went to an extremely liberal high school in the 1980’s. Every year, we would have The Assassination Game, which was based on a movie, and involved dozens of kids toting around toy dart guns for weeks.
Nobody blinked twice.
And I repeat - this was a very liberal place.
What happened in the last 30 years?
Does Billybob’s at the Stockyards in Fort Worth still have their “shooting” gallery?
The last REAL shooting gallery I ever saw was at a carnival in Farmington NM back in 1975. Before that time all carnivals had them. People would line up to try and shoot out the dot with three shots or break the chain holding a $100 dollar bill.
Arizona is an open carry state but they are afraid of laser guns? That makes no sense.
i learned how to shoot with an old hex barrel .22 short winchester gallery special
later shot on high school rifle team Remington 513 T..how times have changed
http://www.guns.com/2014/04/09/winchester-model-62-pump-action-rifles-ultimate-gallery-gun/
For just the opposite reason, what they did may actually be a good idea. Here’s the logic.
In AZ, *real* guns are ubiquitous. As such, everyone must mind their P’s and Q’s and be socially polite. But guns are serious tools and not to be played with, or “horseplayed” with.
That is, there is no longer any place for *toy* guns.
Toy guns are for when children cannot get nor be trained with real guns. And the rules for real guns are very serious indeed. Thus, toy guns are just accidents waiting to happen.
A great rule for children about guns. While you have been trained about guns, you cannot even guess about the training other children have had, if any. So if one of your playmates exhibits a gun, get out of there, now.
This rule still applies into adulthood. I have seen adults who *should* know better horseplay with guns. And when I see that, I leave the area.
So what about toy guns? In truth, they are only for restricted areas, for use by adults that understand guns. Not the general public, and not for children.
Children need to learn about real guns. And real guns are not toys.
Ten years ago I took my then fifteen-year-old grandson and three of his friends for a week long trip to San Diego and Phoenix. Among their best memories was the fun they had playing laser tag.
Our family goes to Phoenix every year for the Christmas week and has been doing so for the last seven years. Always includes taking the family to race go carts and play laser tag. They have a blast. Will be plenty upset if they no longer are allowed to engage in this activity.
Have they banned water guns yet?
I’ve known Pete Fowler for more than 15 years due to an online connection, have had dinner with him and his wife Val several times when business put us in the same place. They are class act individuals, and this city council action reeks of the worst sort of political correctness and cultural Marxism.
Laser Target Lives Matter!