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Subject:	Life size guns and assault rifles on Brickshellf-- opinions?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Date:	Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:26:13 GMT
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Hey all,

I’ve noticed lately that there has been a serge in the amount of MOC’s built on the theme of guns and assault rifles. Now I really don’t want to cause a fuss considering there are weapons throughout the Lego line but for some reason life size renditions seem a little different. Personally in my opinion they should be posted elsewhere since the MOC’s don’t really stick to the ideals that Lego stands for. I would like to compare the life size weapons to the model of Auschwitz. The first thing that comes to mind when I see the latest full-scale legoized weapon is what they represent, hate, destruction and death. Now I don’t want to say that I’m against guns or the right to build Lego versions of them but I would personally like to see them posted on maj.com with a disclaimer rather than Brickshelf where tons of kids are going to see them.

In short I would rather see kids enjoying Lego rather than being shot by a cop mistaking a MOC for the real thing.

here’s what i’m talking about:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Viet-Kong

What’s your opinion?

Ondrew

P.s. I have set follow-ups to “lugnet.off-topic.debate” since I unfortunately feel this will probably be a heated thread. My apologies in advance.

Message has 4 Replies:

		Re: Life size guns and assault rifles on Brickshellf-- opinions?
Aside from the topic, I have to say that those are some really impressive models! More on topic, I believe that I agree with you OnDrew. About two years ago I attempted my own version of a Desert Eagle but in black with a futuristic fiberoptic (...) (19 years ago, 21-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Life size guns and assault rifles on Brickshellf-- opinions?
Hey all, I’ve noticed lately that there has been a surge in the amount of posts built on the theme of censorship and controlling what people build. Now I really don’t want to cause a fuss considering there are censors throughout the world but for (...) (19 years ago, 21-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: Life size guns and assault rifles on Brickshellf-- opinions?
(...) If you think this is an issue now, wait until one of these shows up on LEGO Factory! Then we'll have a serious problem. You can't (by law, at least in the U.S.) buy a toy gun that looks like the real thing, for exactly the reason you cite (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: Life size guns and assault rifles on Brickshellf-- opinions?
While I understand your concern Ondrew, but I have to ask where do you draw the line? What about other violent items made from LEGO, what about MOCs of military stuff? Would you suggest that MOCs like this: (URL) limited as well? I don't have the (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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