Boy, we were violent as kids...

[goldenturtle]

Originally Posted by JOEM

Yup, BB guns, pellets guns, back then--heck, I had the Mattel Shootin' Shell guns that fired real (plastic) bullets...







Maybe it's best to give kids an harmless (unless you got your eye shot out ) physical outlet for aggression rather than giving them electronic pablum.

Oh my word I had the same ones.... Also had the deringer in a belt buckle you'd stick uot your belly the deringer would fly out and shoot!!!! all took the greenie-stickem caps!!!!

[PoconoPT]

You are ALL gonna shoot your eyes out!!!

[Pt MO]

Those would have to be registered now days!!!

[NSCR FAN]

Originally Posted by Pt MO

Those would have to be registered now days!!!

You're probably right.

[Big Jon]

We had to build our own guns from wood lath, heavy duty cloths pin trigger and cut up inner tubes for ammo. Hard to poke an eye out but could leave a nasty welt. Also had lots of crabapple fights. Awww, the good old days.

[JOEM]

Guess what it boils down to is, kids need some physical way to work off natural aggressiveness. If they can--for example--get cool play guns and accessories and go out in the woods (outdoors, anyway) and work out those aggressions, they more or less clean their systems--and get some exercise, good fellowship, and maybe even learn a thing or two about using their wits and working as a team.

Plunk them in front of a video game and they really just passively "play"--what's missing is the actual movement, the physical action of "playing army," or whatever. That's why kids can "kill" 1,000 aliens on an electronic screen and still not work off that physical aggression. My theory, anyway.

Physical sports serves the same function. Get those kids outdoors or at least out of the house!