Toy Guns Should Be Banned

Although some see the use of toy guns completely harmless others give the topic no leeway. If you are completely against, I would suggest looking into statistics regarding the issue before completely getting rid of them in the household. However, if your children will not drop the subject there are alternatives to making playing with toy guns less violent and more fun based. One suggestion could to take away the game part of water guns. You could do this by just having the kids chase each other around the yard instead of having them hunt each other down for a fictional violent reasons. Another thing some parents could be worried about are the video games including toy guns or any violence. As a parent you could test the game out for yourself before letting our children play it. This way you could see how violent the game really is and any other content you could be worried about. In addition to that each game has a rating and why it is rated that way so even if you don’t understand every aspect to the game there is any explanation for it. Along with the rating there is also an age recommendation for the game. Another concern about toy guns is that is they are taken away that children will still use their hands or other household items instead. Although there isn’t that much you can do to prevent them from using their hands or other items, you could interact act with them while they play. By doing so you can make the fictional game they are playing less violent and you can incorporate right and wrong into the game itself. Also this way you know your child’s exact thoughts on their views of guns and what they are used for. If they aren’t what you believe they …show more content…
I see no harm in letting children play with them as long as they know the difference between right and wrong. Violent acts are caused by many other things so why take away from part of someone’s