IN MY BLOGYARD: Theyre all loaded for teddy bear Jul 23, 2008
When it was my turn to dish it out, I had plenty of ammo cap guns, disc guns, laser tag guns. Juices were flowing on the neighborhood Web logs as readers responded to a letter to the editor on a related topic. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Situation dire for North Pole residents Jun 29, 2008
For the boys we ll need to save 2 toy bazookas, 2 toy AK-47 s, 2 toy cap guns, and of course 2 BB guns. I say we leave the GI Joes out. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Neighborhood May 3, 2008
Among hundreds of other things, they had hair nets, lipstick, and romance magazines for the la dies; paper dolls, jacks, and paddle balls for the girls; baseballs, cap guns, and airplane models for the boys. This week, we journey back in time for a visit to a typical 1940s "junk store," to the days that were less complicated and when a penny went a long way -- long before to day's video games and Super Soaker water guns. (NJ.com -- Times)
Monday Matters: Age-old toy debate Dec 17, 2007
The Washington Post reports that adults have been trying to protect children from toy guns since the 1930s, when Chicago old folks tossed cap guns into bonfires. And just last month, Spring-field, Mass. (Montana Standard, MT)
Hunt for collectibles brings expert to area Feb 1, 2007
By the '60s, the market was saturated with everything from cap guns to wind-up dolls to action figures. The earlier, rarer toys -- with fewer distributed and even fewer that have survived in good condition -- can easily fetch thousands. (Herald-Tribune)
