Nerf - WT??? (1 Viewer)

[all2neat]

I blame the hunger games.

I personally blame twilight and those stupid sparkling vampires. If I was a kid when those came out I would be looking to destroy the world also.

 

[Mojomajik9]

I actually don't feel that there are that many toy weapons...in comparison to when I was a kid, anyway. I can remember going down the toy aisle and there being tons of toy/cap guns, GOTCHA guns, swords and knives. It just doesn't seem as prevalent now.

 

[CRESS_137]

Glorification of warrior culture.

 

[cdogg]

Because nerf balls stink and are fun to play with for exactly 4 minutes. Bows and guns can entertain for hours.

 

[RazorOye]

I actually don't feel that there are that many toy weapons...in comparison to when I was a kid, anyway. I can remember going down the toy aisle and there being tons of toy/cap guns, GOTCHA guns, swords and knives. It just doesn't seem as prevalent now.

same

maybe it was because when I was a kid, I hunted and fished and wore camouflage every free dress day at school and played with GI Joes and wanted to be a Marine for years and etc.... but I remember there being tons of guns to play with. I had plastic ones and BB guns and pellet guns that all looked real. There seem to be fewer toy gun options today then when I was a kid, but again maybe it's because I actively sought them out. But I don't know that there are more today than there used to be, certainly.

And my favorite water guns?

I had a small armory of these:

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[Zack Lee]

I had guns but being in martial arts from a very young age I really wanted to be a ninja. By 5th grade (maybe 4th) I had all the weapons including my favorites, a blow gun and a shoe box of throwing stars. The better throwing stars were very accurate and you could sink them in a tree up to almost an inch deep. I also had the suit and knew from "Revenge of the Ninja" that you were supposed to hit your enemy in the forehead between the eyes.

I guess in retrospect it is a good thing I never got my first mission. These days there is probably an mandatory apprenticeship but back then being an American Ninja kid was highly unregulated.

I am trying to remember where I got the weapons. I guess mail order but I can't rule out some adult sold them to me

 

[Saint77]

I had a metal cap gun back in the day.

Last time I was through the toy aisle at walmart I thought the same thing, holy crap there's a lot of toy weaponry. On the surface...seems....odd....

 

[GW93]

My six-year-old got a Nerf automatic rifle for Christmas and IT. IS. AWESOME! Fully-automatic Nerf DESTRUCTION. And it's also a great way to teach him responsible weapons-handling. Don't point it at people and especially don't point it at yourself, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, etc. Also, Nerf probably makes bank selling replacement darts.

He's more of a melee weapon guy, anyway. An elegant weapon for a more civilized time, etc.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

and believe it or not, my reaction was not so much "bleeeh, so many guns" it was the complete and utter de-emphasis of the sports stuff

i just know that when i was a kid, it was easy enough to point a finger with a thumb up and go "pew pew"
but playing sports without the actual ball wasn't nearly as fun

i'm sure most every poster on here has had some comment about kid today and their video games, but do you really think shooting stuff should be more valued than playing sports?

 

[BlackandGoldXLIV]

same

maybe it was because when I was a kid, I hunted and fished and wore camouflage every free dress day at school and played with GI Joes and wanted to be a Marine for years and etc.... but I remember there being tons of guns to play with. I had plastic ones and BB guns and pellet guns that all looked real. There seem to be fewer toy gun options today then when I was a kid, but again maybe it's because I actively sought them out. But I don't know that there are more today than there used to be, certainly.

And my favorite water guns?

I had a small armory of these:

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:17:

What a blast from the past.

My, how times have changed. I remember in 7th grade, bringing my Entertech water gun to school. Because the last day of school, my math teacher challenged the class to water pistol fight. Some kids brought squirt guns to class.

Not me. I was dropping 'em.

 

[GW93]

and believe it or not, my reaction was not so much "bleeeh, so many guns" it was the complete and utter de-emphasis of the sports stuff

i just know that when i was a kid, it was easy enough to point a finger with a thumb up and go "pew pew"
but playing sports without the actual ball wasn't nearly as fun

i'm sure most every poster on here has had some comment about kid today and their video games, but do you really think shooting stuff should be more valued than playing sports?

Shooting stuff IS sport. Several Olympic events involve shooting.

 

[Zack Lee]

and believe it or not, my reaction was not so much "bleeeh, so many guns" it was the complete and utter de-emphasis of the sports stuff

i just know that when i was a kid, it was easy enough to point a finger with a thumb up and go "pew pew"
but playing sports without the actual ball wasn't nearly as fun

i'm sure most every poster on here has had some comment about kid today and their video games, but do you really think shooting stuff should be more valued than playing sports?

I think my only care is that they are actually outside and being physically active. They need Physicality! (zeetes) If they get that then I would not fuss much more than I would about what the read; I'm just glad if they are reading. (no, not the magazines)

 

[ld_in_sc]

My six-year-old got a Nerf automatic rifle for Christmas and IT. IS. AWESOME! Fully-automatic Nerf DESTRUCTION. And it's also a great way to teach him responsible weapons-handling. Don't point it at people and especially don't point it at yourself, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, etc. Also, Nerf probably makes bank selling replacement darts.

He's more of a melee weapon guy, anyway. An elegant weapon for a more civilized time, etc.

i don't understand the fascination with buying children weaponry. our 7 year old came home with an arsenal after being with his dad over christmas vacation. i try to instill respect for ANY gun/weapon and teach him not to aim at ANY living thing. (the poster shooting his kid in the "noggin".... really?)

nowadays, kids carrying guns invite bad things to happen (get killed by police or trigger happy neighborhood watch guards). adults needs to THINK about the (possible) position they are putting kids in. there are so many creative, mind-expanding toys, why buy toys that promote violence for children? why not throw in a dvd of porn in their stack of toys? it's dumb. their minds are too young to process all there is to violence and sex

 

[Zack Lee]

i don't understand the fascination with buying children weaponry. our 7 year old came home with an arsenal after being with his dad over christmas vacation. i try to instill respect for ANY gun/weapon and teach him not to aim at ANY living thing. (the poster shooting his kid in the "noggin".... really?)

nowadays, kids carrying guns invite bad things to happen (get killed by police or trigger happy neighborhood watch guards). adults needs to THINK about the (possible) position they are putting kids in.

obviously they have to but the where of the position is important too. Is it yours or your neighbors yard or is it in unsupervised central city USA. Give your kid what he needs most of the time but you also should know that if you don't give them what they want at least some of the time, they will end up with much worse problems later.

 

[SUGrad03]

Not just nerf, it's the boys toy isle in every store. I never noticed it until I 1) tried to shop for operation Christmas Child, and 2) became a parent.

Trying to find toys for a boy that doesn't depict military or fighting is nearly impossible.