With a war in Afganistan and then Iraq, children's war toys are pretty popular. Fox News notes that some parents are conflicted on whether or not to allow their children to play with "violent toys". A California mother of two, who recently bought a G.I. Joe for her 3 and 5 year olds weighs in on the "gun" issue.

"They make guns out of everything and sticks will easily turn into swords," said the San Diego, Calif., resident [Christine D'Amico]. "I try to be low-key about it, but will definitely curb them away and come up with something besides a gun, saying, "Let's make it your magic wand."

Magic wand? That's the "black arts"; witchcraft; devil worship. I guess anything is better than an evil gun or sword, though. We wouldn't want our children to have a warped sense of reality, now would we. [/sarcasm]