[Dr Snide]

and that wasn't that long ago (20 year or so) in which kids could still be kids. To be more accurate, boys could be boys. Remember those starter BB guns that would shoot out the yellow rubber BBs, trying finding one of those now. You can't even find a cap gun, I looked for one the other day for my boys. Its insane.

[End Times Sentinel]

You can't even find a cap gun, I looked for one the other day for my boys.

Don't give up!  I believe I saw one last week in a dollar store.  I was going to buy it for my own son, but he's just turned two and might not be able to pull the trigger.

Owl_Eagle

" WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH"

[eyespysomething]

Try KB Toys.

Whenever we can find toy guns now, we ten to buy all of them, because so few places carry them now.

[Sender]

Fortunately, around here in Georgia they still sell BB guns, slingshots and other classic boy stuff. But if a kid is caught at school with a pocketknife or anything more dangerous than a pencil, it's the same here as everywhere.

I recommend airsoft guns for kids to learn on. They won't break the skin and yet are pretty accurate. They are also realistic...but too realistic to run around the neighborhood playing with. A cop couldn't tell an airsoft pistol from a real one. So kids should treat them with the same respect due a real one, and practice in a safe, supervised area.

[r9etb]

You can't even find a cap gun, I looked for one the other day for my boys. Its insane.

Hm. We recently got cap guns for our kids at a normal store -- don't recall which one. Rolls of caps, too. Must be where you live.