Japanese authorities are on high alert after up to 16,000 plastic toy guns used as prizes in claw machines across the country were deemed able to fire live ammunition. [More]
Who do they think they are? AirSoft…?
[Via Steve T]
Notes from the Resistance

It turns out all too often that teachers and administrators are the biggest bullies of all… [More]
Agenda pushers subject millions of children to psychological manipulation, denial of reality, and insane overcontrol, and is it any wonder that the weaker links sometimes snap?
New York: replica gun ban takes affect November 14 [More]
Do you think we should tell the “real reporters”?
I talked about tyrants of color before.
And long before that.
[Via Jess]
Newly-signed NY law says toy weapons must be white, bright colors, or ‘translucent’ [More]
They can be white but they can’t be black or brown? Another brand new “progressive” idea, I see…
So will they be able to raid and throw you in the slammer if you picked up a vintage Johnny Seven OMA or Mattel Tommy-Burst Detective Set off of eBay? I don’t suppose anyone would be interested in exploring why we used to be able to play with these across the land without provoking a hysterical SWAT response…?
And on the flip side, do you think Kathy knows about Furious Mike?
[Via Jess]