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 Posted: 12/24/04 11:30 am ::: "The Holy Grail of Christmas Presents" Shuns Publi |
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The Red Ryder BB gun is "the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts," according to young Ralphie Parker, who pines for one in the movie "A Christmas Story." But Daisy Outdoor Products, which makes the Red Ryder, is shying away from any publicity that represents the gun as a toy.
Joe Murfin, Daisy's vice president of marketing, was emphatic that BB guns, even if they've been turned into celluloid holiday icons, are not playthings.
"They are not purchased by children and should not be used by young people without adult supervision," Murfin said in an interview in which he answered only limited questions about the gun. "A BB gun or an air gun is an appropriate Christmas gift assuming the parent making the gift is willing to take the time to work with the young person and teach them gun safety and marksmanship." |
You'll shoot your eye out! Damn, haven't seen the movie once this season yet. Gotta look for it! Even us of the Jewish persuasion love Ralphie (and those pajamas  )
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6747093/
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