Toy guns. Would you allow them in your house?

[spidermama]

My DH and his two brothers were not allowed guns in the house. So desperate were they to play gun games that they used to bite their toast into gun shapes and use them.

[suzywong]

that is hilarious

[mears]

I didn't so they made them out of lego Still glad I didn't have them though, hate them.

[lilaclotus]

i don't allow them. dd's friend at nursery had a toy sword and he was very wild and hitting other kids with it. she said she wanted one and that she "wouldn't kill me with it".

[QueenEagle]

My older 2 boys are 11 and 9 and I never bought them guns and if any of their friends came to play and bought their guns with them, I would confiscate them until they went home.

I now have 2 younger boys of 2 and a half and 6 months, and will not buy them guns either.

Funny thing is I don't mind water pistols, I don't know why not but they seem ok to me somehow.

[MamaMaiasaura]

Both my sisters have bought ds guns. One was cowboy outfit and the other pirate outfit. He also chose a rifle (cowboy/western one) when on holiday and his action man has an assault rifle. He also has battle axe (not me ), swords, light sabars, space shooter, water pistols etc.

We have talks about the fact that real weapons are not nice and hurting people is not nice etc. As a family unit we do not advocate the use of force either.

Before ds was bought the toy guns he would make them out of sticks etc anyway.

[MamaMaiasaura]

[coppertop]

We have lots of toy guns in our house.

[QueenEagle]

"twatted" anyone, Awen?? pmsl

[kid]

DS also bites food into gun shapes. When I ask him why I won't let him play with guns, he tells me 'because they hurt people!'
He has given up asking for toy guns in the shops now

[MamaMaiasaura]

[AnnaInManchester]

Lol @ Awen, you're reply about ds twatting anyone made me laugh out loud!

[piffle]

water pistols only, hate them yesterday loads of local teens were outside playing war games with replica style plastic guns. Felt very "wrong" although I guess better they were outside running around than mugging old ladies or smoking..
hmmmm
my dad had rifles and shot targets as his hobby, I also shot for a few years, targets only.
But now I hate them all....

[tiffini]

My Ds does have toy guns, I dont believe he will grow up to be a gangster because of it, however he plays with them on his own, me and DH will not join in with him or suggest he plays with them.

[spidermama]

I'm torn on this. I feel uncomfortable at the sight of little boys with plastic uzis going digga-digga-digga at ME. But I remember endless gun games with friends using the linking bits of matchbox car tracks as our guns. I think I won't buy my boys guns but if anyone else does I won't mind. Cop out eh?

[marne]

No i wouldnt, some of them look so real!

[MrsGordonRamsay]

No guns here either and I have only finally capitulated to requests for a supersoaker, and it is only a tiny one at that. DH thinks I am a meanie and says it is more of a mini soaker.

[tarantula]

I gave up on the no guns ban when dss was about 7 but we only have a few 'raygun' type things and some water guns in the house now and certainly no realistic ones (Guess dss has outgrown them a bit adn dd hasnt got into them yet). Having said that the house is littered with axes, shields, landseaxs and helmets (dp hasnt out grown them).

[handlemecarefully]

Yes I would...

[teeavee]

do they still make caps for guns? - I used to love the smell of the roll of paper after shooting with my brother's toy cap gun.... But it does look aggressive when I see boys with them today. Don't know how I'll react if ever my ds asks for a gun when he's older, but not keen on the idea at all

[expatinscotland]

Nope. I grew up in the US - I've had enough of guns to last a lifetime.

[spidermama]

Interesting Sally. There's something to be said for letting things run there natural course.

[tarantula]

the big question is is do you allow them spidermama and does spiderboy have one to match hs dress? I daily await the toy manufactures bringing out a range of girly guns in shades of pink and lillac.