I’ll admit I’m one of those over-the-top people when it comes to guns. I think they suck and should all be outlawed and that people should pick fights with daisies instead. Before my son was born I was all about banning toy guns – and even removing the word “gun” – from the household. Reality sunk in about a year ago, when Truman held up his half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich and said, “Look Mommy, I made a gun!”
I tried to downplay the whole playing-with-guns thing as much as possible, using words like “water shooter” for “water gun,” but even Rick …read more