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i need one of these for work.

I had a lot of theories before I had children and I dislike violence. I never expected to buy ANY kind of gun for a child of mine. Evenutally I realized that short of throwing out my brooms and cutting off his index fingers and thumbs, my child would have a toy gun.

The next objective became putting something that is in our world into a context more appropriate than that offered by TV or the neighborhood kids(just a few of them). I think this does that. It says that people fight, but with all the padding and gloves etc... the point is not about hurting others. It puts in a sort of sports context that is preferable.

Just the opinion of one mother who had to wait for her kids to grow out of that stage and they did. They got the idea. They are teenagers who do not like violence or guns. (Modeling can pay off!)