Should Parents Ban Realistic Toy Guns?
Experts advise against buying toy guns that make them feel uncomfortable. However, experts warn parents not to forbid toy guns entirely, Parents noted. Why so? Educator Jane Katch revealed that the act of banning could make playing toy guns even more desirable.
A better option would be to have kids use their imagination in making their own pretend guns. There should also be ground rules like not pointing them at others and not bringing them to school, at an online class, or in public. Parents also need to remind their children that play guns may be mistaken for the real thing. As such, there could be tragic consequences that can be fatal even for a child.
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In three related incidents on Sunday in Baltimore County, Maryland, a man kills five people, including his parents, the police said.
The Maryland man was identified as Joshua Green, 27 years old, by police, and he was responsible for the shootings. Green died in a parking lot at an Essex building on Sunday by suicide.
At around 7 a.m., county police responded to Royal Farms, an Essex convenience store and gas station in Maryland. Speaker Det. Robert Reason said that there were three people injured, two of whom died. A customer in a parked car was one of those killed, according to the investigation.