should children toy weapons should be banned (plastic toy guns etc)?

Question

i personnaly think they should be banned. Such toys as guns, knife, swords and others.

I think those toys have influence over children in terms of crime, murder. From toys, they will next may use the real thing? I think its important to stop producing any of those toys for children.

What do you all reckon?

Answer 1

not encouraged would be more appropriate.

Answer 2

You know this a good issue. When I was a lad I got those kinds of toys for birthday Xmas or so on. I never grow to be a criminal In fact I was taught to respect But I have come to realize that the media promotes all this stuff. Don't stop at the toys rather ban the TV. Where do think all this is coming from? This issue hinges upon reality or fantasy. I respect your views, I have read the news I know what you are saying. Like a mistaken Identity. But our culture sometimes is born from violence. Even though can a ban ever be a stop? You can curtail it but it will never stop? Unless something better comes along. Trade those weapons into acts of music art humanity. I would like our children grow up in a free world. Free of all those things that you say.

Answer 3

When I was young, about 1000 years ago it seems, the films that we saw at the cinema were westerns. Roy Rogers, Buffalo Bill Cody and others. Our play was usually based on westerns and we had toy guns and holsters and that was about it. We had endless gun fights with goodies and baddies. We added bows and arrows for the cowboys and Indians scenes. These were made from a cane or a springy cut branch from a bush or tree. They actually fired arrows of thin twigs. When the swashbuckling films with sword fight came on we all made wooden swords and had fencing fights. Nobody ever got hurt apart from the odd tap on the hand. Of all those boys that I played with, not one of them turned into a violent person. Of all of the other boys that I was able to keep a check on not one turned into a violent person.
I believe that the toy guns etc these days, when put alongside the cruel and violent videos that youngsters now watch, this is what has turned out sadistic, violent and cruel minded teenagers. Plus the total lack of discipline.
This is what creates murderers and thieves. Just look at the case of Jamie Bulger where his young killers had been watching a sadistic video.
A very good question and I should be pleased to see how the answers come through. Happy Christmas.

Answer 4

Actually I dont believe they should be banned. I know that a lot of parents are irresponsible. The irresponsibilty of the individual is no reason to stop toy weapon production entirely. I personally played with water and cap guns. I have never broken the law and killed anyone. I also played knights with toy swords, and used toy weapons to play cops and robbers and coyboys and indians. Never once has this led me to evil thoughts or actions. I know though that we did have a great time using our imaginations a thing children are not often given a chance to do these days. My 5 year old son has toy weapons and it also opens a door for us to discuss real weapons and the importance of knowing about them. If we leave this area open for discussion instead of hiding it away children will bring thier curiosity to our attention and we can then guide them in the proper way to handle disicion making for everything from guns to drugs even who to date. We shouldnt ban toy weapons we should ban bad parenting.

Answer 5

I dont think they should be banned. At the end of the day these things are available because people keep buying them. I think it should be more about parents making the decision that a particular toy is appropriate for their child to play with.
If a parent can educate their children to know that violence is not appropriate, then the child will not be negatively influenced by the toy.

Answer 6

When i was younger it was good to play cowboys and Indians, Peter pan and all that. But in the age of film now to many kids play without imagination or to much imagination and take it into real life. So when i see the impact of films and TV i would have to say yes no more toy guns, and i think this too is a little sad too. Or do we refine films and the TV for a child or children of certain ages.

Answer 7

I belong to several Renaissance, role-play, and reenactment groups, and we teach our children, male and female, how to use weapons Safely. There are guilds devoted to just this thing, and in our culture children are taught courtesy, respect, honor, and fair play. A fair proportion of our people take or are experts in one or more forms of martial arts, as well as our sword and archery training, and for those that stick with it we have one of the lowest crime rates imaginable. At our largest gathering we have well over 12000 people in attendance and onsite for up to two weeks straight - and this is just us - no John Q. Public. And we all camp out, in tents and pavilions, with nary a lock between us except Honor. In twelve years' time I have only heard of a handful of burglaries, and even fewer brawls. Another good reason behind this is that except for most of the actual children, everyone is armed, wearing swords, daggers, axes, whips, etc. all as part of the garb and persona they are recreating. Who in their right mind would start something, or be willing to possibly be caught red-handed? We prove every day that the fault for the lawlessness in the world at large comes from irresponsible parenting and a total lack of discipline and respect across all social stata.

Answer 8

Toys dont influence kids to commit crimes, movies, video games and the local media do. I dont think they should be banned but I think they should stop making them look identical to the real thing. And its up to parents to really teach there children right from wrong and stop blaming others when the rest of the world when there kids screw up.

Answer 9

I think that they should be banned because of the influence that they give the younger kids and then as they grow older they will do the same but with real ones this time.....

Answer 10

NO, my child has a nerf gun and we have a blast with it. you need to teach your kids not to aim it at people. shoot at a target just not people. if you talk to your kids and tell them that a play gun is just for fun and not to aim it at anyone then they will be fine. once again it's not the toys that make a violent kid it's the upbringing. if the parent has a bad temper or a short fuse then the children will have a bad temper and so on. if the parents yells then the children will yell.

Answer 11

Lets also ban childrens dolls as this puts added pressure to have children, which increases the teenage pregnacy rates.

Lets kids be kids and play games.