Comments on: Huh? http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/05/20/huh-13/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:33:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: teqjack http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/05/20/huh-13/comment-page-1/#comment-200441 teqjack Tue, 20 May 2008 20:27:00 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=15741#comment-200441 Sounds asinine. But maybe not, if he is talking about "replica" guns, which are not toys any more than a good air rifle. Back in the Seventies I owned a couple of these, made in Japan (which does not allow private guns, at all, so collectors buy replicas) and which came with a US Federal certificate to the effect that they were not real, could not chamber or fire, etc. Looked very indistinguaishable from real weapons, even disassembled much the same, and fake ammo was available. I would not carry it around openly displayed (hey, I was living in Taxachusetts!) for fear of being drawn on by some poor cop. Sounds asinine. But maybe not, if he is talking about “replica” guns, which are not toys any more than a good air rifle. Back in the Seventies I owned a couple of these, made in Japan (which does not allow private guns, at all, so collectors buy replicas) and which came with a US Federal certificate to the effect that they were not real, could not chamber or fire, etc. Looked very indistinguaishable from real weapons, even disassembled much the same, and fake ammo was available. I would not carry it around openly displayed (hey, I was living in Taxachusetts!) for fear of being drawn on by some poor cop.

]]> By: Rustmeister http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/05/20/huh-13/comment-page-1/#comment-200416 Rustmeister Tue, 20 May 2008 14:28:26 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=15741#comment-200416 Yep, you gotta start the indoctrination earlier and earlier these days.... Yep, you gotta start the indoctrination earlier and earlier these days….

]]> By: Mikee http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/05/20/huh-13/comment-page-1/#comment-200407 Mikee Tue, 20 May 2008 13:46:04 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=15741#comment-200407 "Hey, kid, you'll shoot your eye out!" is the first thing that comes to mind whenever I read one of these stories.... Seriously, the purpose appears to be the demonization of firearms. First, a parental permission will be required to allow a kid to have a toy gun. Then when the other parents start hyperventilating that they are opposed to having Johnny play with his toy gun around little Julie and Jasper, the rule will change to "no toy guns allowed at all." “Hey, kid, you’ll shoot your eye out!” is the first thing that comes to mind whenever I read one of these stories….

Seriously, the purpose appears to be the demonization of firearms. First, a parental permission will be required to allow a kid to have a toy gun. Then when the other parents start hyperventilating that they are opposed to having Johnny play with his toy gun around little Julie and Jasper, the rule will change to “no toy guns allowed at all.”

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