A bill that would ban the importation of toy guns is now working its way through the Iraqi parliament.
According to the head of the parliamentary committee on women and children, the culture of violence is so pervasive, it has impacted all families, most dramatically affecting the society's children.
Of course, despite the Iraqi ban on the imports of toy guns, no such ban on the importation of real guns is being considered. I guess that's because it would mean every American soldier being sent to Iraq would have to leave his/her gun at home.
(Wait, now there's an idea!)
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I'll second the motion to outlaw foreigners from bringing real guns into Iraq. Sorry, but I'm not a member of the Iraqi government, but if I were...
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