“Personally, I would (buy them). I think each child is different and if a parent explains what’s real and what’s fantasy — it just depends on the maturity of the child.”

— Lauren James, bookkeeper, Eudora

“I wouldn’t buy toys like that. It is hard — where do you draw the line? But when they see something get hurt over and over again, it means less — they don’t understand consequences of violence.”

— Leanna Riley, daycare owner, Lawrence

“We made sure our kids had nothing to do with guns. But toys really aren’t violent, video games are.”

— Gerard Gruber, customer service worker, Lawrence

“No. Kids’ll be kids. They’ll make it up even if you try to keep it away from them.”

— Frank Male, landscape manager, Lawrence