So that,'s a bummer.

Fidget spinners I knew about. Fidget guns I did not.

hashtag babies need guns too.

  • haywire
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    303 months ago

    Cap guns, potato guns, water guns, just plain clicky/sparky/light up guns and so on, guns for kids are nothing new. Fidget in the name is a gimmick to use bright colours and sell plastic guns to more kids.

    • @TwoBeeSan
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      133 months ago

      Had these as a kid. Wasn’t in a family who owned guns.

      Bb gun and airsoft too. Never considered it odd but guess from outside perspective is an American thing.

      • @nogooduser
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        113 months ago

        We had cap guns, BB guns and spud guns in the UK too so not just an American thing.

        Water pistols as well.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      3 months ago

      Not the same product or intent.

      Cap guns or laser guns light up or make noise and are meant to be “toys”, a fidget gun is simply correlating pulling the trigger of a gun with relieving anxiety or stress.

      • haywire
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        113 months ago

        I doubt going children even care that it’s a fidget toy, they’ll still be mindlessly clicking the clicky bits on it or waddling around shouting pew pew pew

      • @[email protected]
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        63 months ago

        I’ve never felt more stress after pulling a trigger. Stress relief seems tied directly to ammo fired (so long as I’m not paying for the ammo, anyway.)

        • @shalafi
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          23 months ago

          Shooting is a wonderful way to disconnect and concentrate on something other than your problems. Gardening works for me as well.

  • Diplomjodler
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    133 months ago

    The only thing that can stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun!

  • @AnUnusualRelic
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    123 months ago

    It’s ok, they fire under charged .22 bullets that aren’t too dangerous and that build character.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      63 months ago

      Oh thank goodness.

      As long as the children learn that bullets aren’t dangerous, things should be fine.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    43 months ago

    Kids love guns. If you don’t want kids to love guns, then stop putting guns in every movie.

  • Skeezix
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    33 months ago

    is this an american thing?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      23 months ago

      I doubt exclusively, but yes.

      They’re sold in the US.

      I know other countries have regulations against toy guns, especially marketed towards children, but I don’t have any specific sales numbers for the US.