10-28-2013, 08:11 PM
Those damn Pop-tarts are a real menace to society!! 
I've read several crime stories over the last couple of years where perps robbed individuals, stores, and at least one bank - and, when they were caught, the guns they'd used in the crimes turned out to be toys. Security guards were even present at some of those crime scenes.
There really are some realistic looking toy guns floating around.
It's always sad to me when a kid with a toy gun gets shot by cops (or anyone) by mistake - doesn't seem to happen too frequently, but it does happen. I feel the same sadness when kids get a hold of loaded guns and kill themselves or others mistaking the gun for a play thing.
The best way to minimize those accidents, IMO, is through adults using common sense and understanding the mindset of children and society when it comes to guns. I wouldn't let my 12 or 13 year old nephew walk down to the liquor store for soda carrying one of those great replicas - people often expect the worst of others and presume/react accordingly. Seems silly to have to control where a toy gun can be carried, but that's better than risking a fatal mistake being made and losing a kid.
I've read several crime stories over the last couple of years where perps robbed individuals, stores, and at least one bank - and, when they were caught, the guns they'd used in the crimes turned out to be toys. Security guards were even present at some of those crime scenes.
There really are some realistic looking toy guns floating around.
It's always sad to me when a kid with a toy gun gets shot by cops (or anyone) by mistake - doesn't seem to happen too frequently, but it does happen. I feel the same sadness when kids get a hold of loaded guns and kill themselves or others mistaking the gun for a play thing.
The best way to minimize those accidents, IMO, is through adults using common sense and understanding the mindset of children and society when it comes to guns. I wouldn't let my 12 or 13 year old nephew walk down to the liquor store for soda carrying one of those great replicas - people often expect the worst of others and presume/react accordingly. Seems silly to have to control where a toy gun can be carried, but that's better than risking a fatal mistake being made and losing a kid.