Iraq Moves to Ban Toy Guns as Play Turns Real

**dc dalton** · January 1st, 2011, 07:19 PM

Gee and we thought our liberals were bad:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/wo...q.html?_r=1&hp

**RandomTask** · January 1st, 2011, 08:38 PM

So much for "spreading democracy."

**The_War_Wagon** · January 1st, 2011, 11:29 PM

Toy guns in an active WAR ZONE?

Now why does that sound like an invitation for a WORLD of hurt?

**CHEMICAL** · January 1st, 2011, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by dc dalton

Gee and we thought our liberals were bad:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/wo...q.html?_r=1&hp

Liberalism is a disease. How bout they boost their economy with safety glasses sales!

**JayBell** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:11 AM

moved from news section as its not remotely "the firearm-related news important and relevant to Pennsylvania Firearm Owners"

**JIDinPhilly** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:23 AM

Hows about banning insurgency? Hows about banning government people from taking bribes?

**Metz** · January 2nd, 2011, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by JIDinPhilly

Hows about banning insurgency? Hows about banning government people from taking bribes?

Bribes? The stinky iraqi prime minister makes $20 million a year. Of OUR money. Money, that we are wasting in that shithole every day. bribes are hardly the issue there.

**eXceLon** · January 3rd, 2011, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by The_War_Wagon

Toy guns in an active WAR ZONE?

Now why does that sound like an invitation for a WORLD of hurt?

When I first heard about this, I kind of assumed it was an attempt to prevent Iraqi children from getting gunned down by US soldiers who mistook a child with a toy gun as a real threat. There have been a number of cases here in the US of police shooting kids who pointed real looking toy guns at them, which was part of the reason for orange tips.

I have to admit I was a bit surprised to find out that wasn't the actual motive behind the law. The idea that toy guns lead to insurgents just strikes me as silly.