Toy Guns in America: The 1950s Versus TodayAaron Dykes Melissa Melton Others not included here are a kid who was suspended for having gun wallpaper on his school computer, and A DEAF THREE-YEAR-OLD named Hunter whose school told his parents that when he spelled his own name in sign language, it looked too much like a gun, so they wanted the parents to change the sign for their childs name. (Yes. Apparently that actually happened.) Meanwhile, as in the case of Tamir Rice, we have seen that children who play with toy guns are killed by our modern-day militarized police who shoot first and ask questions lateras if children are old enough to understand the consequences of their actions living in a total police state. We dont expect children to be old enough to vote or buy alcohol, but we expect them to realize if they play with a toy, the cops might gun them down without even giving them a chance to say a word. Tamir was playing with just such a toy in a park in Cincinnati and someone called the cops on him for it. The caller even alluded that the gun was fake twice and that Tamir was probably a kid. That didnt stop the police from showing up and shooting him dead literally within two seconds. Its a far cry from that classic TV commercial for toy guns from back in the day.. Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton run TruthstreamMedia.com where this article first appeared. Find them on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. 