The other day I walked into my room and on the tv was this Nerf commercial. For those who don't know Nerf is world renown for their "soft" sports products and toys. They have all sports basically covered and are also know for their wide range of suction dart guns. (Which are fun as hell btw).
So I'm watching this commercial, which I thought was a normal toy gun commercial, when I realized that the gun was bigger than the kid carrying it. I can understand the need for simple toy dart guns...but a sniper rifle?! This gun doesn't just fire darts, but fires them with with enough velocity to give it the range of a sniper rifle. At least I hope it does, it would be pretty pointless if it didn't. It has a clip, scope and cocking mechanism. It's basically modeled after the M82 rifle seen here, but a bit bulkier and...purple. (0_O)
Now don't get me wrong, this thing is fucking cool and makes me wish I had something like this when I was a kid. It does, however, make you think...as we take real guns off the streets should we be replacing them with plastic versions of more powerful weapons? I understand that Hasbro is a business and doesn't necessarily promote violence...just makes you think...
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