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To: Daniel W. Koehler who wrote (3725)	5/23/2000 4:03:00 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13062

Great find, Daniel! If that article doesn't make us NRA members chuckle, nothing will. I hope you don't mind me posting the article you found below. Many moons ago, I stopped in a small town bar for a beer after a hunting trip, and talked to an old guy who had been a western town sheriff in the 1920's. He told me that back then, almost everyone wore a gun all the time. I asked him how it was to be a peace officer in that sort of environment, and how come there weren't a lot more killings. His answer? "Folks were a lot more polite back then." I thought the double meaning of that answer was a pretty profound commentary on modern society. Your article: Guns return to the nursery school toy chest By Liz Lightfoot, Education Correspondent Toy guns are not all fun and games - Familyeducation.com Should kids play with toy guns? - Welcome Home A BAN on toy guns in nurseries is being relaxed as new research suggests that they reduce aggression. Far from encouraging violence, they lead to more imaginative and calmer play, says Penny Holland, of the University of North London, a lecturer in childhood studies. Over the past two decades guns have been removed from nurseries and playgroups for fear of turning small boys into potential killers. After the shootings at Hungerford and Dunblane, shops such as Hamleys and The Early Learning Centre introduced weapons bans and parents were advised not to allow their children to use them at home. But Miss Holland said that they had been reintroduced at a number of nurseries and others were thinking of following suit. She said she was surprised by the behaviour of children in nurseries that now allowed them. When the ban was lifted at Konstam nursery in Camden, north London, for example, the level of aggression dropped. Allowing the use of toy guns in a controlled environment provided "an imaginative doorway through which boys' play was enriched", she said. After an initial enthusiasm, the children's interest in weapons, war and super-hero play declined, leading to a more relaxed environment. Miss Holland said: "Having given these boys permission to pursue their initial interests, the world of the imagination has become their oyster and they are diving for pearls."