Comments on: Boys and Toy Guns

By: manfred j

manfred j — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:19:35 +0000

Subject: FW: Worth thinking about Peter Cosgrove interview

For those that don’t know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an “Australian treasure!”

General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. You’ll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of an ABC interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL COSGROVE:
We’re going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
Shooting! That’s a bit irresponsible, isn’t it?

GENERAL COSGROVE:
I don’t see why, they’ll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
Don’t you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL COSGROVE:
I don’t see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
But you’re equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL COSGROVE:
Well, Ma’am, you’re equipped to be a prostitute, but you’re not one, are you?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:01:39 +0000

Kids will be kids! Espiecally boys! My son is 4 and if he wants to play cowboy with his pistol then so be it. I don’t understand why people can’t just let boys be boys…
My son owns every toy weapon out there and has never hurt a soul. In fact, He is compassionate and tries to revive the bad guys that he “gets” during his game. However my friends children are not allowed to have such toys and are the most violent childeren I know.
If you limite a child’s imagination then they don’t end up having that spark that childhood has. Espiecally boys. I did not realize how hard boys have it until I had my son but it is. Everything, including school, revolves around female mentality. For boys to find something they like and stick with it that has male role models is hard.
So if they want to play guns! Go for it!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:55:20 +0000

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:51:27 +0000

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Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:59:34 +0000

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By: jordan

jordan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:15 +0000

raciest much
?

By: fullmetal426

fullmetal426 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:01:34 +0000

I think teenagers shouldn’t be allowed here. They don’t have a clue about life, why are they trying to look smart?

By: Another Boy Suspended for a Stick Figure « JONATHAN TURLEY

Another Boy Suspended for a Stick Figure « JONATHAN TURLEY — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:19:56 +0000

[...] Another Boy Suspended for a Stick Figure Published 1, November 18, 2007 Bizarre , Justice , Society It has become a national trend. Educators who refuse to exercise a modicum of common sense and discretion have suspended a 6-year-old boy named Ryan Weathers for a stick drawing. A first-grader was suspended Tuesday for drawing a stick figure shooting another in the head with a gun and allegedly threatening students.Little Butte School officials sent 6-year-old Weathers home after he drew a picture inspired by an episode of “The Simpsons” showing a stick figure shooting another stick figure.There is obviously something fundamentally wrong in our educational system. The problem is likely due to the fact that educators are not being disciplined for these horrific decisions. As a result, they are simply covering themselves by punishing children, knowing that the child and the parents will have to deal with the ramifications. For a prior column, click here [...]

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Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:44:36 +0000

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By: Second-Grader in New Jersey Suspended for Drawing Stick Figure With Gun « JONATHAN TURLEY

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:35:50 +0000

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By: jonathanturley

jonathanturley — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:54:33 +0000

Thanks. I remain baffled by the number of educators who are willing to act in such a draconian and senseless manner.

By: Boy Suspended for Sketching a Gun at Arizona School « Jonathan Turley

Boy Suspended for Sketching a Gun at Arizona School « Jonathan Turley — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:46:06 +0000

[...] Boy Suspended for Sketching a Gun at Arizona School Posted August 23, 2007 In another example of the mindless crack down on kids in schools, officials suspended a boy for drawing a gun. That’s right, drawing a gun. This is another example of a national debate over boys and guns. For prior column, click here [...]

By: Avinash Meetoo

Avinash Meetoo — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:27:37 +0000

Great post.

As a father of two (one girl and one boy), I agree with (more or less) everything you write.

Kids play. We, grownups, should not be hysteric about what kids do for fun.