Awesome-Kid : To finally put out my words again, I'd say the answer is no. I mean, there's lots of kids that are pretty crazy, and have no discipline nowadays, and I think if some kids handle toy weapons, it'll encourage them to want to handle the real lethal object. It's a small chance, but it could happen. On the news, it said a teen's eleven-year-old friend shot him with a handgun by mistake.

I'm not voting in the poll, since I go for both. It really doesn't matter unless the child is mentally deranged or easily influenced. If the child can tell reality and fantasy apart, go ahead. Maybe we should just put a limit of age on who can purchase it. Like, 11 and older to buy a toy gun or something. Really, it's in the parents.

Goodboy has it nailed down.  If the kid can tell the difference between playing with a toy gun and the reality of shooting people and killing them, or maiming at least, then there's no problem.

Take it to the next level.  Should there be any violent video games?  Sure, if kids can separate using swords on people and dealing with their anger and killing real humans vs. the fantasy that is any violent video game.

Let's take it one step further.  How about banning American Football because all the injuries and concussions that happen.  That's dangerous to  kids.

Heck, we should bubble wrap the planet and make everything soft and safe with no sharp edges anywhere.

Toy weapons for kids are fine as long as parents do their job and educate kids about what they're dealing with.  Play and pretend can lead kids to join the military and serve bravely for their country.  it can lead kids to be hunters and self-sufficient and other good things.  It's up to parents to make the call since they know their own children.

We have no right to ban toy weapons.

Yeah, it all really depends on the kid and how he will look at it, either as just for fun or meant for violence. I think it all depends on the kid, that is just my opinion on it. If they are easily influenced, then maybe it is not for them. But if they see it as just a toy and its meant for fun, then I see no harm done in that.

Kids that have no discipline and don't respect the rules are more likely to use the real thing and become assassins. Some see it as just a toy, others as a way of life, so to me, it all really depends on the kid, the parents and if the kid sees the toy as just a toy and it's meant for fun.

warmaker : I really do not think kids should be encouraged to join a Military, what parent wants their Son/Daughters joining a Military and losing their sleep over worrying while their Son/Daughters are in wars??

I don't really think there's a problem with it. It's kind of the same argument that video games make kids violent.

Taking away toy guns is just another way to stunt a kids imagination.
   The problem with kids these days is not the fact that they play with toy guns or that there is violence in video games and movies, its the fact that parents these days are too busy to want to actually be parents. Parents refuse to teach their kids right from wrong, they think your automatically born with this knowledge. Parents are so caught up with their smart phones and social media, trying to be young and cool, that they forget to sit down with their children and hold actual conversations with them. Instead of stepping up and being the teacher of life lessons they allow their children to get all their information from games, movies, and the Internet without any real world reality check.

So instead of worrying about should there or shouldn't there be toy guns or violent video games, we should be worrying about: When did being a parent mean you didn't have to actually be a parent?

personally in my opinion i dont think they should ever make toy weapons for kids, it only teachs them that weapons are ok and how to use them when they are older, thats just my opinion

I agree that it really boils down to the parents. You need parents to teach you fantasy from reality, play from impulsiveness, mimicking from modeling, etc. But the toy guns thing is irrelevant. Before kids had toy guns, they found sticks that kind of shaped like a gun. If they didn't have that, they imagined they were holding them. They found things to be 'swords'. Play weapons is not a new thing. Our grandparents used imaginary and play weapons, and that is seen as the more sane generation as far as youth goes. It boils down to being an active parent. Kids will play war with or without the physical plastic toy.

warmaker : Uh, and why would we NOT want to bubble wrap the entire planet? Don't know about you, but that sounds pretty freaking awesome to me

rcarter2 : ? I have to agree with you there as for sticks as guns!! I've use to have sticks as guns when I was a kid playing cops and robbers with my imaginary friends, I've hardly had friends over as a kid and it's because I'm weird!! ? So I guess it doesn't make huge difference and so you have made me decided to vote on the poll and my vote was yes!!

Awesome-Kid : I'm not going to take the time to explain why some people would support their country in the military.  Safe to say, it's a wonderful place to learn a few things about life.

The military is big picture stuff.  Anyway, you're more likely to die in a car crash driving to and from work than you are as a result of combat in the military.  At least if you live the U.S.  I'll cite sources if anyone wants.

Yes, I do. When I was nine I always wanted toy guns.

Awesome-Kid : Well yes and no. I don't want any kids to get into guns and weapons like that. I think they should have toy water guns and stuff like that yet it would depend on what there family members think and if they let them have toy guns then I guess they should have it. I have a toy gun but I rarely use it, in fact I actually lost it.

I think their should. Because it could help them becoming soldiers in the future!
BTW I know I am a ' Kid ' but still

No way kids are too violent, and that is why toy weapons are made. They can kick-ass without actually hurting anyone. 

Come to think of it there is actually a weapon kids can use. I'm pretty sure it is legal to give your child a swiss army knife, and they can sometimes have a reasonable blade as well. However some people don't class it as a weapon.

Now theoretically proven, children are easily morphed into being whatever they see or interact with. With that being said, it's probably an extremely bad idea for kids to play with toy weapons. Now, on the other hand, I did have toy weapons as I kid and I never beat anyone up, or killed anyone. But still when looked at statistics, it is more probable for a child that is raised in a household where weapons are no big deal to easily think that using them realistically would also be no big deal. I guess it would all have to depend on the child, my friend.