Nobody's giving away guns. The people who get them BUY them, just like the people who need guns - hunters, cops, target shooters - and they're not terribly expensive. Or they steal them. That's why there are public service announcements about "don't keep guns around your home. Lock them in a gun safe. Lock the ammo in another safe in a different room. There have been cases of small children finding a legally owned gun and playing with it, and accidentally shooting another family member.
It's been common for toy guns to be given to children, so they can pretend to be cowboys or soldiers or whatever. And some people refuse to let their children play with toy guns. But there was one case of a child who nibbled a slice of toast into the shape of a pistol, pointed it at another family member and said, "Bang.You're dead. You're supposed to fall down now."
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It's been common for toy guns to be given to children, so they can pretend to be cowboys or soldiers or whatever. And some people refuse to let their children play with toy guns. But there was one case of a child who nibbled a slice of toast into the shape of a pistol, pointed it at another family member and said, "Bang.You're dead. You're supposed to fall down now."