Afghanistan Bans Toy Guns

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RT: Crackdown on culture of violence: Afghanistan bans guns… toy guns

The Afghan government has decided to launch a crackdown on the culture of violence in the country by banning guns. Not the real lethal firearms but toy guns that children play with.

The move on Tuesday comes after more than 100 children suffered eye injuries in the capital Kabul from toy weapons during the three days of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

The spike in injuries was partially caused by the Afghan tradition of giving pocket money to children for Eid, which resulted in an influx of fake but dangerous firearms in kids’ possession.

WNU Editor: This is one of those news stories where I feel like laughing and crying at the same time.