So that,'s a bummer.

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

hashtag babies need guns too.

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    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.

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      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.

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      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.

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        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

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          Kids recognize objects and intent pretty well.

          But here’s to optimism.

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        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.)

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

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          Are you normally pent up or generally nervous?

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              I definitely feel that location dependent thing.

              Glad you have fun

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      Oh thank goodness.

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

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

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      Sure wouldn’t hurt.

      John Wick 4: pool noodles

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      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.

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      You got it, Ben Franklin’s dick.