How do you keep kids from fetishizing guns after they’ve been indoctrinated that guns are fun? And do you ever wonder how that happened in the first place?
Well, for Baby Boomers at least, it was widespread acceptance in the form of realistic replicas that actually shoot. I have three of these Crossman (sic) replica Colt 45s that I received as gifts when I was a kid. I had hidden them away for decades, but last week they reappeared as though some irretrievably lost valuable.
Is it the design of weapons that makes them so desirable or the advertising and propaganda that is the trigger of the gun’s appeal? We are a nation of guns because there is some inexplicable urge to hold, aim and shoot that was nurtured in us before we had a chance to learn otherwise.
— Steven Heller in Gun Control
Guns are inherently awesome.
They were invented and adopted by human beings long before cowboy radio shows, detective rags, video games, rap music or replica toys were ever available.
Why is it these complainers always have a finite timeline for their outrage? Complaints of colonization only go back so far. Slavery reparations only covers so many years. Socialists like to highlight very specific moments in time jumping over all the less ideal ones.
Stop acting like the universe is only as old as your grandmother.
And?
Guns are fun as its also an enjoyable hobby and activity.
Its not indoctrination. Kids are naturally drawn to controlling powerful ‘means’ as an extension of their own natural desire to survive. Kids saw those guns in the ads are fun but more than that because it gave them the creative-play outlet aspect of imagination of power to defeat foes to survive, which is natural instinct. In nature, animals teach it to their young in different aspects, baby animals play mock battles with others in the litter or other baby animals, even the babies of domesticated pets do it. Its normal and natural for kids to do creative-play outlet aspect of imagination of power to defeat foes to survive, nature drives them to do it, its built into every human and animal, to do this to develop the natural instinct for survival. Because some company happen to use that natural leaning instinct in their marketing does not mean its indoctrination.
But ya know what is ‘indoctrination’? Left wingers teaching kids there are hundreds of other different biological human genders other than male and female because some people with a mental health issue imagine they are one of these others, and having the kids affirm this mental health issue and believe it is real.
But ya know what is ‘indoctrination’? Left wingers teaching kids that everyone that it white is racist.
But ya know what is ‘indoctrination’? Left wingers teaching kids as young as 4 years old that ‘minor attracted persons’ (ped* ophiles) molesting them is normal and natural and its ok.
But ya know what is ‘indoctrination’? Left wingers teaching kids that demented vile monsters that murder and rape are really ‘justice impacted impacted’ individuals that need ‘understanding’ and should be allowed to run free in society.
But ya know what is ‘indoctrination’? Left wingers murdering children and then more left wingers calling for more of it happen, then trying to convince society its the fault of society.
and the list goes on and on…
We are a ‘nation of guns’ because, as our country founders pointed out, tyranny needs to be defended against and defeated. The indoctrination of the left wing to normalize the tyranny of their violence and mental illness and their wanting to place our country under tyranny of communist rule and the tyranny of violence of crime is the reason we are a nation of guns. So excuse us if we teach our children how to defend their selves against this tyranny, its not indoctrination but rather survival so no we are not going to teach them ‘otherwise’. But the left wingers are free to continue to breed out of their kids the natural human instinct for survival in favor of producing more victims for the indoctrination of left wing tyranny.
Jusr another utopian speaking from a work place, and a neighborhood, that was not experienced violence.
Steven Heller, your ignorant. Boomers were born of a generation of self reliance, community duty and were not weak like you. Guns are no more than a tool.
we had riflery at ymca summer camp echo.
when pops saw i had taken to it he said i could buy a crosman co2 (mkll, looks like first ruger). boy has it now, i rebuilt the valve for a little more oomph. still too much fun.