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In reply to the discussion: This deadly item is banned in the USA (I own it..I'm not even allowed to re-sell it.. too dangerous) [View all]NRaleighLiberal
(60,071 posts)4. "you'll put your eye out, kid"!
we had them as kids and they were one of our favorite toys!
don't you love the wording - "missile game - for the whole family"!
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This deadly item is banned in the USA (I own it..I'm not even allowed to re-sell it.. too dangerous) [View all]
SoCalDem
Dec 2012
OP
There were 2 deaths by lawn darts, There were 3,200 injuries, mostly on children under age 15.
FSogol
Dec 2012
#13
But something over 9000 children die from gun violence every year. You can resell a gun no problem.
Squinch
Dec 2012
#41
I got that from a chart in a DU post today, and now I can't find it. But the Brady site has some
Squinch
Dec 2012
#79
I was born in 1965. If our toys weren't sufficiently deadly, we made them more deadly.
FSogol
Dec 2012
#16
no worries, its on other fb pages and is sparking lots of interesting convo
trailmonkee
Dec 2012
#95
Correct! You win a set of Jarts... oops, no, I have to give you a Bushmaster instead.
Jim Lane
Dec 2012
#82
Well if Jarts were designed to kill, constitutionally protected and worshiped by 1/3 of Americans,
OneTenthofOnePercent
Dec 2012
#39
The heat source is much more enclosed, so it is much harder. But I guess you could hold a match to
Squinch
Dec 2012
#64
Nah, bottlerockets work best when you get a length of pipe and shoot them at people
Harry Monroe
Dec 2012
#74
We used to tie cherry bombs together and drop them under man hole covers to see those covers
SoCalDem
Dec 2012
#88
I think you are talking about Kinder Eggs, chocolate eggs with a little toy surprise...
Spazito
Dec 2012
#100
My mom chased away a burglar with her .38 one night a few years ago. I'll have to tell her
pop topcan
Dec 2012
#97
Okay, how about "venerate", "cherish", "fetishize"? Here are some of "those people":
scarletwoman
Dec 2012
#93
You can find thousands of images of people with their mostly or all naked children. It doesn't mean
pop topcan
Dec 2012
#98
Once upon a time, Americans weren't cowering cowards and this game was universal
pop topcan
Dec 2012
#99
Gosh, I had no idea those damn lawn darts were such prolific killers! Sorry about your parents'
pop topcan
Dec 2012
#110