When nerf guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have nerf guns

First shock, then remorse, followed by anger, protest, demagoguing, and then silliness. TD

Walmart dances with insanity and bans toy guns  "Walmart, not to be outdone by Dick’s Sporting Goods, has jumped aboard the gun ban trade and sent out a corporate letter that makes clear its own stores would be restricting sales of firearms and ammunition to those above age 21.

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"And with a sort of “oh yeah, how ‘bout this” flip of the ace card, Walmart also announced it was barring sales of toy guns, too.

"Toy guns. Really now, is this where we are as a society?" . . .

New Jersey high school mulls cancellation of Nerf 
gun tournament over shooting fears  . . . “ 'Although students use Nerf guns during these games, the strategies employed by students to target other teams may be misinterpreted in today's climate,' ” 
"The Nerf gun tournament, known at the school as Dart Wars, has been conducted for more than 10 years, according to NorthJersey.com.
"The tournament normally runs from March to June and is conducted during off hours. The toys are not allowed on campus." . . .

Democrat Senator Proposes Restricting Gun That Does Not Exist, saying, . .  "Certainly somebody who’s 18, 19, 20 years old shouldn’t be able to purchase an assault rifle, an AR-15 or other gas-assisted receiver firearms when they can’t buy a simple handgun, so that should be changed.
. . . "Washington Free Beacon gun expert Stephen Gutowski assessed the matter on Twitter:

He might have had in mind the WW2 M-1 Garand, which was described as "gas-operated, clip-fed . . ."