Toy Guns College Essay Example

do. I believe most all kids think that way too. Michael Golden supports that idea as well. In his article he explains why he bought his son a toy gun even though he did not support the idea of introducing kids to violence. Golden realized that by not buying the gun for his son would only make the kid want it more.

Also, if a kid really wants to play with a toy gun he will find a way whether its pretending with his hands or going to a friends house and playing with toy weapons. Golden also decided to purchase the gun because he was exposed to toy guns when he was a kid and did not grow up to be a violent person. I believe that Golden has the best argument for buying kids guns. The best thing to do is to go on and buy the kids the guns but explain to them the difference between reality and fiction. I believe that many parent's are over protective of their children and forget to think back to when they were kids themselves.

Most kids enjoy playing cops and robbers or cowboys and Indians with their friends. I do not believe that these childish games will affect whether or not they grow up to be violent people or not. I played with toy guns a lot when I was a kid and I never once thought about really harming a person. Some parent's think exposing their son or daughter to weapons will make them turn into a terrorist or murderer. The truth is one must have many more problems to shoot or even dream

of shooting another individual. Quit blaming the toys and video games. Toy Guns By hemorrhage