My son Cameron has quite the fixation on guns. He's only 3. But he just loves going around shooting everything. If he's riding in a shopping cart, he picks off people as they walk by with his imaginary gun. We go to church and sit in the back row, he picks off people as they come in. He shoots me, his sister, the dog, the cat, everything in sight. So, we've had to sort of bring this down a little bit. His grandpa bought him a real BB gun. He owns several real guns and is a big proponent of gun safety. So, he's teaching Cameron how to properly hold a gun and how you are to never point it at anyone. Anytime now Cameron points his toy guns at someone, they get taken away temporarily. But the big punishment, he doesn't get to see his BB gun. So, it seems to be working.
Flash forward to a couple days ago. He loves the story, Cinderella. He was upset that the sisters were so mean to Cinderella. He asked Dorene, "Why doesn't she take care of them?" This meaning, why doesn't she shoot them? Cameron indicated that Cinderella did indeed have a gun and proved it by turning the page. There, Cinderella stood with just the top of her broomstick showing, which made it look like she was packing heat. Thus, Cameron thought she could take the sisters out. When told she didn't have a gun, Cameron asked if the Prince could take care of them.
Okay, maybe we have a little further to go on this whole gun issue.
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