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To: John Carragher who wrote (149273)	11/30/2005 12:40:07 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 793955

When I was 10, my parents bought an old brick farmhouse, completely furnished. Among the items in the house was a gun case, complete with a good supply of black powder. My friends and I had quite the time with that stuff.

To: John Carragher who wrote (149273)	11/30/2005 1:47:04 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

It's no wonder that so many kids turn to drugs today, or are playing video games every minute. They can't use their imagination, so seem to turn inward. Who plays hide and seek, kick the can, and all the other innocent, but fun games anymore? Playing with cap guns was lots of fun....good exercise, running and tearing around the neighborhood, the parents knew where we were, because the entire neighborhood could hear us, and we just got to be "kids" ....before we came in and had to get our homework done.

To: John Carragher who wrote (149273)	11/30/2005 2:46:53 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Apparently toy cap guns are still available, with a safety feature... en.wikipedia.org It should be noted that, due to safety laws, cap guns in the United States must be manufactured with a bright orange, red, or yellow tip placed over the "muzzle" of the cap gun, or with the entire gun made of these or other bright colors. This is due to incidents where a civilian - usually children or teenagers - were accidentally shot by police officers at times of low visibility (such as dusk or nightfall) when the officers thought they saw real guns.