Kindergarteners trade in their fake guns for nonviolent toys (Anti gun GAG alert)

Boortz-Neas News ^ | 2-19-04 | KELLY NIX

[mrs tiggywinkle]

**I'm dying for one of those, but I doubt we could play with them in our yard. **

Cardboard boxes work quite well at the farrrrr end of the yard. :o)

[SpookBrat]

But I would be too tempted to aim for my neighbors yapping dogs.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

**But I would be too tempted to aim for my neighbors yapping dogs. **

Mr. Tiggywinkle says to put the dogs INSIDE the cardboard boxes...THEN shoot. :o)

[Dan from Michigan]

WEAK!

[SpookBrat]

Good idea. Terrorize the little terd eaters. Works for me. (I love dogs, honest. I just don't like 6 of them who never shut up).

[mrs tiggywinkle]

At the risk of tainting my demure reputation...

Yap dogs have no right to life.

wistful sigh. ;o)

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I honestly thought this was from the Onion. I looked for the Onion byline...honest.

One of my younger sons wanted to be Woodie, the Sheriff from Toy Story several years ago (his little brother was Buzz Lightyear, and I must say I out did myself sewing, but I digress). Now Sheriff Woodie, being from the Pixar/Disney folks has empty holsters...no guns for this member of 'local law enforcement.' My little Sheriff Woodie was taken to WalMart and got a set of shiny silver, toy six shooters. He loved them (and btw, WalMart is one of the few places you can still buy cowboy and soldier type toys). While trick or treating one of my goofy neighbors pointed out to me that 'Woodie is unarmed...' and how 'wrong' it was to promote even the most innocent of gun carrying. I told her my (then) six year old was endorsing his Second Amendment Rights...LOL...the look on her face was priceless.

[SpookBrat]

How can you say such a thing?

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Hmmm. Well, how 'bout drop kicking?

[SpookBrat]

Or how about this?

PULL!

[mrs tiggywinkle]

LOL!

Have you seen *Second Hand Lions*? Worth it. :oD

[humblegunner]

"I just wrote 'pistols are bad,' now can I read a book?"

Poor kid.. yeah, sure.. here's Heinlein's "Starship Troopers"...
Sounds like the kid is giving lip service to the "system" and has his
own ideas.. which will no doubt be quashed shortly.

They have peace day and unity day and diversity day.. why not gun range day?

[longtermmemmory]

Training democrats how to turn in their guns when they get older. Training democrats how to take their husband/wife's gun and give it to the police. Training children how to take dad's guns and give them to the government.

Teaching by repetition. Give up gun and government will reward you.

[cupcakes]

Same here. I'm a woman, also 34, and I remember keenly playing in a fort in the what seemed like forest behind one of our homes and we used to throw sticks(bombs) at each other and all that.

It was a blast and we always lost track of time.
Hubby had a similar experience and we loved that time enough that we called each other up this am like a couple of giddy kids when some guy who talks about the latest toys went on raving about a water cannon that not only shoots from the front of the bike, but the back too that is supposed to be released soon. As if we would be out there on bikes shooting each other with water cannons--LOL.

Those were the days indeed...

[Mulder]

Boys who would rather kiss another boy than touch a firearm.

They are raising a generation of children who don't know how to do anything except for following orders and wasting time with frivolous and destructive pursuits.

Such is necessary for the planned destruction of America, and her incorporation into a global police state where government does not recognize the Rights of the individual.

[Travis McGee]

Yep, dark days ahead, indeed. From freedom to serfdom, and most sheeple welcome it.

[pax_et_bonum]

They have peace day and unity day and diversity day.. why not gun range day?

Because then they wouldn't be weenies when they grow up.

[archy]

How can you say such a thing?

Go fetch the stick poochie! Go get it!

Hey...that's not a log...

>

OOOPS!

[archy]

Poor kid.. yeah, sure.. here's Heinlein's "Starship Troopers"...

That's a better choice for highschoolers. A better pick: Tunnel in the Sky.... which is set in a high school class exercise...but was meant for a slightly younger set, I believe....

[paul51]

Brian Jones, owner of Salinas gun store Trigger Hill Trading Post, applauded the toy-gun exchange. "Personally, I think it's a great idea," Jones said at his store on South Main Street.

Won't be buying any ammo or supplies there anymore