Lil' Dudes with Guns...

Dad took the boys with him to the supermarket recently.

When they returned, they were all gushing with excitement and yabbering at once.

It turns out, Dad had bought them cap guns! (Remember those? Like 1978?)
Yes, they're still around!

Within minutes, packets were torn,

Fingers fumbled,

Lots of yelling "Look!" "That's mine!" and "Whoa!"

Off they all ran to play; a conglomerate of caps and plastic jangles.

There was lots of posing, aiming and concentrating as little hands sorted their ammo, admired and managed their weapons.

The guns were a hit for days.

 

When Joaquin casually passed me a few days later dressed like a gangster from a 1970's TV series, I just knew I had to grab my camera and catch the action!

There they were, on the balcony in full swing, acting out a sensational story which involved gun battles of epic proportions.

(According to Joaquin; Ruben's Dad had killed Joaquin's Dad and they, the wronged Sons, were avenging the deaths!)

 

Guns are not a toy I would normally buy my boys. I have seen them play guns with sticks and other objects as substitutes however. I certainly cannot prevent that though I do discourage it. They do play age appropriate computer games with firearms and even Megabloks. (Halo for example, is a Sci-Fi Army based game they all adore.) I am still a no-weapons parent but clearly they were getting a lot of boy-joy from these little pistols.

 

Boys seem to just naturally gravitate towards war-play.

For now I am happy to let them have their fun. After all, I enjoyed watching this game as much as they enjoyed playing it. There was lots of imagination firing between them.

Ruben - totally immersed in his role.

 

If you are a parent of boys, do you let your Son/s play with toy guns?

Did you play with toy guns when you were little? (I did, and I loved them!)

Please share your views and stories - I'd love to hear them!

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