Should We Restrict Toy Guns?

Ap Tennessee Bills seek punishment for use display of fake weapons.

by The Associated Press

Published: Sat, May 03, 2008 - 4:50 pm CST Last Updated: Sat, May 03, 2008 - 4:55 pm CST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lawmakers from 15 states are setting
their sights on toy guns.
Worries that plastic guns look too much like the real thing and
are confusing police have spurred on the legislation. According to
the National Conference of State Legislatures, seven bills limiting
fake guns are pending this year and 21 have been passed since 1990.
Federal law requires toy guns or imitations to be orange-tipped.
But for some lawmakers, that doesn't go far enough since it's easy
to paint over the orange.
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a proposal to make it a
misdemeanor to intentionally and threateningly display or expose an
imitation firearm in a threatening manner.
The lawmaker behind the bill says he wants to avoid incidents
like one last year in Arkansas, when a 12-year-old boy wielding a
toy gun was shot and killed by police.
The National Rifle Association says such legislation is
"silly" because "it doesn't deal with issues of crime."

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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LPJ1959 Says:

Sun, May 04, 2008 at 1:11 pm

Toy guns should look like toy guns bright cullers and flashing lights. But please toy makers stop making toys guns look rill. And parents stop buying toy guns that look rill there are plenty of toy guns out there that don’t look rill. And teach you children the rite way to treat a gun don’t point it as people don’t shoot it at people.

justme Says:

Sat, May 03, 2008 at 9:53 pm

I think the lawmaker is missing a couple of floors for not thinking this out and the NRA is quick to offer dumb answer’s and not provide common ground input. If parents don’t parent and kids and adults are stubid to point a weapon at anyone and not expect a reaction which may cause their death then how is this law going to prevent deaths.