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Friday, December 9, 1988/University Daily Kansan
HOLIDAY SPECIAL
TOYS Continued from p. 1B
guns and that all items were regulated by the national headquarters. He said that there was no specific national policy.
One aisle is devoted to toy guns at Wal-Mart. The store sells everything from toy shotguns from the most sophisticated Uzi's.
A representative for Wal-Mart in Bentonville would not comment on the store's policy for toy guns.
One item, the Commando Uzi Machine Gun, boasts all of the features of the actual gun. The toy gun is battery operated, has a single-shot blasting sound and a smoking barrel.
Toy guns at both stores are recommended by manufacturers for children ages 5 and up. One toy is approved for children 3 years old.
Nearly all of the toy guns sold were identified to aid in discerning the toys from real firearms. Orange tape, which could be peel-off, was used to cover the side of the gun as well as a red or orange tip on the barrel.
Daisy Manufacturing Co., maker of toy guns, began placing orange tips on its guns in January 1988. Daisy produces a line of toy guns called the 'Defense Force' featuring replicas of the M-16, AK-47 and KG-9 hand machine gun.
The guns are a small division of Daisy, known primarily for the making of BB and pellet guns which are considered both firearms and toys. Those guns have not been marked in any way.
David Lewis, spokesman for Daisy, said the company began the identification of its realistic toy robot to be used in group's and law officials' concerns
over the physical likeness of toy guns and real firearms.
"Safety of children was our number one concern," Lewis said. We were not overly concerned if sailed alone, but were prepared if they did."
Lewis said Daisy anticipated sales would decline because the markings made the guns less realistic and less attractive to children. However, sales have remained good for the product. Response from law officials has been positive to Daisy's markings.
Toys "R" Us, a national toy store chain, began to regulate the sale of guns in stores last year. The retailer stopped purchasing realistic toys from its buyers.
Safety of children using toy guns is not the only concern. Studies have been conducted on the psychological effects of toy guns.
According to a study done at the University of Utah, children exhibit more physical and verbal aggression after playing with guns.
Elizabeth Goetz, University of Kansas professor of human development and family life, said other studies showed that child aggression was affected more by the toys than by the lack had some aggression and that toy guns tended to bring out this aggression in children.
"There is no way to keep guns from children," Goetz said. The urge to play with guns "will bubble up in a child regardless of what is done."
Goetz outlined four methods of approach for dealing with children and toy guns.
altogether. Goetz does not advise this approach because greater interest will grow in children when they are told "no."
Don't worry about children and toy guns. Again, Goetz does not advise that approach because parents need to take some stand.
Banning guns from children
Actively pursuing the use of guns with children. Goetz said some parents would take their children on hunting trips or target shooting to let them guard against guns, but not advise this method because of the potential of encouraging children to play with guns.
- Allowing children to play with toys guns with limitations. Goetz favors this approach and says parents should keep children from playing with guns all day every day. Parents should redirect children's energy and let them play with other toys and friends.
Titus Stewart, 12, Lawrence resident, said that he and his friends liked playing with realistic toy guns because they were fun. The fun was enhanced with large groups of children.
Goetz said that children could not be prevented at home or school from discovering guns, but that it is the duty of the parents to shape their children's attitudes. She said that even one of her grandchildren made a gun out of a peanut butter sandwich. Her own children played with guns but with limitations.
Despite the concerns, a child's fascination with guns continues.
"We go out into the woods and play tag with the guns that make sounds," Stewart said. "Bang! Bang! You're dead."
This plastic copy of the Army issue 9mm Beretta handgun was purchased at Wal-Mart for $2.96. Officials of the Overland Park Police Department, who use the Beretta as a service revolver, said that the toy reproduction was almost exact in size and color to the actual sidearm.
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