Here's an odd one - Iraq: Bill proposed to ban toy guns
Iraqi lawmakers are working on a draft bill to ban importing toy guns and fireworks, hoping to curb increasingly aggressive behavior among children who have grown up amid real war, a lawmaker said Tuesday.
So, the good news is that these people are in every country.
The not-so-good news is that as of earlier this month, the Iraqi government is still struggling terribly to meet the benchmarks for government progress set forth as the "way forward" for their country.
But as long as they're progressing toward meaningless nannyism, perhaps they'll garner some more support from folks on the left in this country.
"The culture of violence has prevailed in our society and controlled the Iraqi family and that it has affected the culture of children," said Samira al-Moussawi, head of the parliamentary committee on children and women, which is preparing the legislation.
Good lord.
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