This deadly item is banned in the USA (I own it..I'm not even allowed to re-sell it.. too dangerous) [View all]

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Someone took the time to create a law that banned this...why? because it might kill children (actually it did kill a few.....totally by accident)

An item designed and sold as a harmless...fun...toy, but which accidentally killed some kids, gets banned, but items which when used for their designed purpose, definitely kills people...... they are not banned, and are worshiped by 1/3 or more of the population

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This deadly item is banned in the USA (I own it..I'm not even allowed to re-sell it.. too dangerous) [View all]	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	OP
I'm forwarding a link to this post to Agent Mike.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#1
I have them, too. We play them once a year, at Thanksgiving. Carefully. nt	msanthrope	Dec 2012	#2
I remember those!	zappaman	Dec 2012	#3
There were 2 deaths by lawn darts, There were 3,200 injuries, mostly on children under age 15.	FSogol	Dec 2012	#13
But something over 9000 children die from gun violence every year. You can resell a gun no problem.	Squinch	Dec 2012	#41
Well, significantly more than lawn darts but...	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2012	#60
I got that from a chart in a DU post today, and now I can't find it. But the Brady site has some	Squinch	Dec 2012	#79
Including injured makes 100% more sense.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2012	#80
"you'll put your eye out, kid"!	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2012	#4
Cold War Era, Baby !	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#6
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I used to know a child (he's grown now) who was awarded $2M after	ChisolmTrailDem	Dec 2012	#7
I remember those.	HeavyMeta	Dec 2012	#8
We still have our croquet set as well..	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#9
That explains so much.	FSogol	Dec 2012	#14
I was born in 1949... ALL our toys were "deadly "	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#15
I was born in 1965. If our toys weren't sufficiently deadly, we made them more deadly.	FSogol	Dec 2012	#16
Jungle Gyms on asphalt... two-story metal slippery-slides.....ah the memories	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#17
and how those lovely metal slides	Euphoria	Dec 2012	#66
Yes, I can't tell you how many times I fell from Jungle Gyms.	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#45
You misspelled "fun"	Thav	Dec 2012	#19
huh?	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#20
I do believe he means you spelled fun "d-e-a-d-l-y"	thelordofhell	Dec 2012	#27
LOL!	Squinch	Dec 2012	#43
LOL	llmart	Dec 2012	#101
Had lots of fun with them at the beach every year.	Dustlawyer	Dec 2012	#69
you can get replacement parts for them online.	uncle ray	Dec 2012	#10
thanks for your concern over my "poor example"	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#12
What a silly comment	JanMichael	Dec 2012	#21
it is seriously senseless.	barbtries	Dec 2012	#11
I blame the Founding Fathers.	WinkyDink	Dec 2012	#18
They were banned after three children died.	RomneyLies	Dec 2012	#22
Are those the hollow point or soft point edition?	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#23
fool metal jacket	ChairmanAgnostic	Dec 2012	#63
We use to play catch with'em, toss them underhand. nt	Snotcicles	Dec 2012	#24
Snipe hunting. nt	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#25
I have a set too	liberal N proud	Dec 2012	#26
This message was self-deleted by its author	Snotcicles	Dec 2012	#28
you inspired me to do this graphic... what do you think?	trailmonkee	Dec 2012	#29
+1	Snotcicles	Dec 2012	#30
Fantastic..	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#31
I'll post it on some of the Facebook pages I frequent....	trailmonkee	Dec 2012	#34
Sharing.	nc4bo	Dec 2012	#35
props to SoCalDem...	trailmonkee	Dec 2012	#37
+1. Crazy times we're living in. nm	nc4bo	Dec 2012	#40
I'm stealing this.	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#48
I assume you don't mind if we share...	NoMoreWarNow	Dec 2012	#58
of course not...stole the content from socaldem anyhow :)	trailmonkee	Dec 2012	#70
Really puts things in perspective. Thanks and great job!	neverforget	Dec 2012	#89
Brilliant!	Buck Turgidson	Dec 2012	#94
no worries, its on other fb pages and is sparking lots of interesting convo	trailmonkee	Dec 2012	#95
when were they outlawed?	Liberal_in_LA	Dec 2012	#32
1988?	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#33
Correct! You win a set of Jarts... oops, no, I have to give you a Bushmaster instead.	Jim Lane	Dec 2012	#82
Why aren't Pinatas banned? Pinatas send many people to the ER each year.	Liberal_in_LA	Dec 2012	#36
believe America's Funniest Home Video's	PatrynXX	Dec 2012	#46
And remember; Jarts would be covered by the 2nd amendment!	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#38
Well if Jarts were designed to kill, constitutionally protected and worshiped by 1/3 of Americans,	OneTenthofOnePercent	Dec 2012	#39
We had this dangerous toy.	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#42
OMG!!! I LOVE Creepy Crawlers!!! And they had the flower version too!	Squinch	Dec 2012	#47
Yeah, but can you still get 3rd-degree burns from them?	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#51
The heat source is much more enclosed, so it is much harder. But I guess you could hold a match to	Squinch	Dec 2012	#64
Or just have someone burn you with a curling iron or something.	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#67
so you can include your friends in the fun! It encourages social skills!	Squinch	Dec 2012	#71
I think we're onto something here!	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#76
And after the cornballs we can play with some Click Clacks! Remember those??	Squinch	Dec 2012	#81
Oh yeah!	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#83
Remember playing with those a lot as a kid...	cascadiance	Dec 2012	#109
There is no Jarts lobby	mainstreetonce	Dec 2012	#49
This and the Strange Change Machine were my favorites!	randome	Dec 2012	#50
Oh, how my brother and I loved our creepy	sufrommich	Dec 2012	#53
Yep!	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#54
I want one again!	Cobalt Violet	Dec 2012	#62
The best toy ever...	Princess Turandot	Dec 2012	#104
Own quite a few fireworks	PatrynXX	Dec 2012	#44
I remember Independance day in Iowa	Lordquinton	Dec 2012	#56
i had esres model rockets	hockeynut57	Dec 2012	#59
We put together Estes rockets in grade school	geardaddy	Dec 2012	#77
Nah, bottlerockets work best when you get a length of pipe and shoot them at people	Harry Monroe	Dec 2012	#74
We used to tie cherry bombs together and drop them under man hole covers to see those covers	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	#88
The Jarts hoops we had were full of holes on the outer rim.	randome	Dec 2012	#52
I still have a set in the shed	tech3149	Dec 2012	#55
Also banned	demokatgurrl	Dec 2012	#57
Oh geez, get real!!	Harry Monroe	Dec 2012	#75
I put small plastic	femrap	Dec 2012	#86
Kinder Surprise	laundry_queen	Dec 2012	#84
They are hollow chocolate eggs - Kinder eggs	beveeheart	Dec 2012	#91
I think you are talking about Kinder Eggs, chocolate eggs with a little toy surprise...	Spazito	Dec 2012	#100
Are you serious comparing Jarts to guns? Jarts were sold as TOYS.	Bake	Dec 2012	#61
They should have just included Jart Safety Helmets	ashling	Dec 2012	#65
They didn't even have bike helmets at that time.	MiniMe	Dec 2012	#85
Jart safety glasses?	femrap	Dec 2012	#87
I loved these as a kid	TrogL	Dec 2012	#68
I remember those	Harry Monroe	Dec 2012	#72
I know hundreds of gun owners and never met one that 'worshiped' them.	pop topcan	Dec 2012	#73
the most common	femrap	Dec 2012	#90
My mom chased away a burglar with her .38 one night a few years ago. I'll have to tell her	pop topcan	Dec 2012	#97
She must have	femrap	Dec 2012	#105
Watch out for engaging trolls.	llmart	Dec 2012	#102
Okay, how about "venerate", "cherish", "fetishize"? Here are some of "those people":	scarletwoman	Dec 2012	#93
You can find thousands of images of people with their mostly or all naked children. It doesn't mean	pop topcan	Dec 2012	#98
The Jarts maker made a mistake...	AndyA	Dec 2012	#78
OMG I loved those!	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#92
Interesting point, at least to me.	ZombieHorde	Dec 2012	#96
Once upon a time, Americans weren't cowering cowards and this game was universal	pop topcan	Dec 2012	#99
I was born in 1974. My parents were born in 1949.	jeff47	Dec 2012	#106
Gosh, I had no idea those damn lawn darts were such prolific killers! Sorry about your parents'	pop topcan	Dec 2012	#110
So do you think sarcasm is able to change reality? (nt)	jeff47	Dec 2012	#111
No, but it can change perception.	pop topcan	Dec 2012	#112
when lawn darts are outlawed	rakeeb	Dec 2012	#103
Wow--I played with these as a kid in the 60's-- I'd forgotten about them!	BigDemVoter	Dec 2012	#107
I got in the head by one Jon those	Saboburns	Dec 2012	#108
I had a friend who had a summer job making those	Rhiannon12866	Dec 2012	#113