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[b]BR wrote:[/b]
[quote]I think we have to realise that Under 10s will create play situations which mimic life.  Just because they have a toy car and crash it into a wall or throw it out of a window does not mean that they will copy that behaviour into real life !!!

Children develop better skills by using their imagination through play.  In fact a Toy Gun is much more preferable to watching a TV Screen of shoot em up films.  Children copy films and TV - they lack the skills to assimilate the information.

Play is vital for kids.  If we start to dictate what a child can and cant play at then we are creating prisons for our children before then are even capable of understanding many things.

The POLICE want to stretch their dead hand into peoples' lives to the point where they want to control what kids play at.....that is deeply scary in itself and smacks of REAL NAZI philosphy.  The EDL are not fascists - the real fascists wear uniforms and tell people what they can and cant do.......

I am anti war and anti guns - but I am pro play and Cowboys and Indians and such games are an essential part of development - it creates a sense of right and wrong - and can even show the damage that guns do in many different levels.

Banning everything is something which this Government wants to do.  They want to micro manage our lives.  We must not let them.[/quote]

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veritas	Well said Emma Bee
BR	I think we have to realise that Under 10s will create play situations which mimic life. Just because they have a toy car and crash it into a wall or throw it out of a window does not mean that they will copy that behaviour into real life !!! Children develop better skills by using their imagination through play. In fact a Toy Gun is much more preferable to watching a TV Screen of shoot em up films. Children copy films and TV - they lack the skills to assimilate the information. Play is vital for kids. If we start to dictate what a child can and cant play at then we are creating prisons for our children before then are even capable of understanding many things. The POLICE want to stretch their dead hand into peoples' lives to the point where they want to control what kids play at.....that is deeply scary in itself and smacks of REAL NAZI philosphy. The EDL are not fascists - the real fascists wear uniforms and tell people what they can and cant do....... I am anti war and anti guns - but I am pro play and Cowboys and Indians and such games are an essential part of development - it creates a sense of right and wrong - and can even show the damage that guns do in many different levels. Banning everything is something which this Government wants to do. They want to micro manage our lives. We must not let them.
JK2006	I predicted this 9 years ago; when conviction without evidence moved to conviction of non existent crimes and prosecution of people viewing imaginary pictures created through graphics became thought crime. Agatha Christie fans watch out.
Emma Bee	If we ban toy guns we must also ban toy soldiers, ban all video games which involve shooting or violence, ban all TV shows featuring guns and violence, ban kids from watching the news, ban the teaching of a great chunk of history, and probably much more. Kids, especially boys, will act out gun scenes using their fingers if that's all they have. If we ban toy guns we'll make them more desirable to kids because they'll be something "naughty" or "grown up". It's not the toy that is a problem, it's the way kids are taught about such things. If we balance the play with proper education about the dangers of firearms then there should be no problem. If we pretend guns don't exist or make them taboo, then if our kids do ever get hold of a real one they'll probably be far less responsible with it than if they'd had some preparation. The problem with people who want to ban everything is that they never see the bigger picture. When one child points a toy gun at another, that other pretends to die, because they know that's what happens when you shoot someone. If they don't learn that through play, they might never know until it happens for real.
Locked Out	I have to wonder why any parent would see the desirability of "toy" guns. It's only a toy, right? Would you give your son a stack of pornographic mags and an inflatable woman? Is a vibrator a suitable gift for your 12 year old daughter? Extreme? Well that all depends on how hard and honestly you're prepared to think about it.