NJ science center book teaches kids how to make guns
A book at the Liberty Science Center teaches kids how to make fake guns out of ordinary household items.
(Photo: âMini Weapons of Mass Destruction 2: Build a Secret Agent Arsenalâ)
A book at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey which details how to make a fake gun with common household items has one gun control advocate calling for its removal from the shelf.
âWe shouldnât be teaching children that itâs easy to make a realistic-looking Beretta out of things you can find around the house,â gun control advocate Michael C. Alcamo told The Jersey Journal. âThatâs a way to guarantee a tragedy.â
The 256-page âMini Weapons of Mass Destruction 2: Build a Secret Agent Arsenalâ is written for children and gives step-by-step instructions on how to make toy guns modeled after the real thing, The Journal reported.
The museum said it wouldnât heed Alcamoâs call to have the book removed and called it a âquirky, hands-onâ approach to teaching kids about science.
âIf a parent doesnât want her child to build a periscope from a toothpaste box or a tongue-depressor catapult that launches mini-marshmallows or a so-called Candy Glock from a balloon, a playing card, and a plastic soda bottle, he doesnât have to buy the book,â LSC spokeswoman Mary Meluso said.
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