Sounds like you'd be an entertaining parent to have around, Twitch. They teach the little tykes about good touch and bad touch, right? Why not use this as a teachable moment about good gun and bad gun? If kids are only taught that all guns are bad, how are they going to react to a good guy with a gun? Serious question. I understand some parents have a no gun, zero tolerance policy. And that is their right, no matter how silly I personally find that. (I've got an ex-(yay!)sister-in-law who would probably be in the crowd having a coronary over a small, toy weapon.) But as that kind of parent, when the kid comes home with a toy soldier, why not use it as a teachable moment, say, "Guns of any kind aren't allowed in this home. You know that." and throw the toy away, in front of the child? How about teaching our kids to take some responsibility? If little Sue's parent's don't want him playing with guns, teach him the responsibility to stay away from all guns. Different, but similar, to my childhood when I was taught the responsibility to stay away from peanuts and peanut butter. It is my issue, not everybody else's. And considering it's a lethal allergy, I'm pretty glad I learned the lesson!
