These are the rules of gun safety Liam had to learn:
1. Never point a gun at something you don't plant to kill/destroy (in play, of course, the "bad guy" is the target of "destruction," but he had to graduate up to gun play w/ other kids).
2. Know your target and what's behind it.
3. Every gun is always loaded.
4. Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot.
The rules for toy weapon play (guns, swords, etc.) include:
1. "Weapons" only touch other "weapons"
2. If anyone feels uncomfortable w/ the "weapon" play at any time, the game is over.
Mothering Magazine had a FANTASTIC article on toy weapons and children that you'd probably find very helpful. Most of the rules that the parents interviewed followed were similar to ours.
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Date: 2009-02-10 07:23 pm (UTC)1. Never point a gun at something you don't plant to kill/destroy (in play, of course, the "bad guy" is the target of "destruction," but he had to graduate up to gun play w/ other kids).
2. Know your target and what's behind it.
3. Every gun is always loaded.
4. Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot.
The rules for toy weapon play (guns, swords, etc.) include:
1. "Weapons" only touch other "weapons"
2. If anyone feels uncomfortable w/ the "weapon" play at any time, the game is over.
Mothering Magazine had a FANTASTIC article on toy weapons and children that you'd probably find very helpful. Most of the rules that the parents interviewed followed were similar to ours.