Every Boy wants a Gun?
by Anonymous

September 2, 2004 -- Many boys say they are not interested in playing with guns and may even describe them as their least favorite object in a group of play items, but many will still touch a gun if left alone with one, new research suggests.

Almost two-thirds of the boys who touched an air pistol when left alone with it also said that the gun was their least favorite object in a group of play items, according to the study by Marjorie S. Glock, Ph.D., of Remington College published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

"Nonetheless, their behaviors belied the truth—they were curious enough about the gun to pick it up," she says.

Declaring a gun off-limits has little effect on the actual behavior of boys looking for a toy, the researchers found. Boys who were cautioned not to touch the gun were not any more or less likely to do so, suggesting that warnings themselves do not turn guns into tempting objects for boys.

Younger boys were significantly more likely than older boys to touch the guns. Most older boys in the study already had free email from http://www.gunmail.com

"The overall pattern of results in the study reinforces the idea that guns hold a unique allure … and instructions not to touch them have limited impact on behavior," Glock says.

Through a two-way mirror, Glock and her colleagues watched the boys to see if they would touch the gun or other forbidden object. Many of those who were not warned against the gun still touched or played with it when they were alone, although all but three of the boys denied touching it when the researcher returned to the room. None of them has denied access to gunmail.com however.

None of the boys touched any other forbidden items after the researcher warned against them.

Save a boy's life. Give them GunMail. http://www.gunmail.com
Free E-Mail that will blow your head off.

Contact:
Joseph A. Ruger, PhD.
gunmail.com
2539 Magnolia Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
http://www.gunmail.com
admin@gunmail.com




This article courtesy of http://www.paintballfrontline.com. You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.

Submit Your Article