golly as kids we used to play Cops & Robbers, Cowboys & Indians, etc. I wonder what they want the kids to do when they play?? Let me guess??
Rump Rangers and Anarchists.
If our society had been as twisted back then, elpadre, you and I would’ve been hauled in on the first day of summer vacation, and not just for gun use!
When I was a kid, Gunsmoke and Combat were on TV. Combat was great! Lots of action! We’d dig trenches in the sandbox, plant land mines, throw grenades; and the cowboy and indian stuff went far beyond Doc and Festus being held hostage in the Longbranch.
How about tying a “bad guy” to a tree (no, not by his neck!) and kicking his “horse” out from under him? And I’m a girl! What do you think weasels like these would’ve thrown at us back then? “Book ‘em, Dano,” doesn’t even come close!
These tools were playing with Barbies, while I was using her head as the ball and her body as the bat... well, sometimes. By the way, your screen name would have been perfect for a Gunsmoke episode. :-)
Straights and gays...with a few Bi’s and T’s.
Just think..I kid can choose his or her sex, but not play with a toy gun.