Yes, these are guns... a few of them are realistic looking guns (gasp!!)... and they belong to my 9 year old son. I come from a family of hunters. I grew up going to the Rifle Range. I grew up with an entire gun case in our basement filled with rifles and guns of all sorts. And we were taught the rules of safety. I never ever saw a gun left out accidentally. I never picked one up and handled one without the supervision of my father. They were never loaded at home. I was taught the proper respect for guns. I was also taught that guns don't kill people...people kill people. And I believe that today. And guess what? I married a hunter! Thankfully he demonstrates the same safety and responsibility that I grew up with. And we will pass that along to our children. My oldest son has been hunting with his dad for the past several years, and the little one is ready to go when Dad gives the go ahead! That being said, Brennan has been into cap guns lately. The two on the left end were cheap cap guns that don't work very well. Lesson learned is...don't buy cheap cap guns. So I went to Bass Pro and bought the one on the bottom. Now THAT is a cap gun!!! Leave it to Bass Pro to carry the good stuff!! Cap guns are hard to come by these days!
Anyway, this picture truly says "Brennan." I had to smile when I saw it. I came home from dropping the boys at school the other day, and saw his guns neatly arranged on the floor- ready for play after school.
Hi.. was just out blog hopping and happened to land here. I enjoyed my visit! I too, come from a family that has grown up around guns and hunting and I LOVE that you made the comment, "guns don't kill people...people kill people". How true!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw your sons cap guns laid out ... it reminded me of my son doing the exact same thing with his toy guns at that age. I imagine finding good cap guns can be a challenge to find this day and age in the stores... leave it to good ol' Bass Pro.