Halloween Costume Shops Are Toy Gun Shy This Year. (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

 The Anti-Gun Culture Rears Its Ugly Head

Holiday costume outlets are being extra careful with their toy guns this year. And they ought to be. The do-gooder bureaucrats and anti-gun lobby are out in full force across the nation trying to evangelize our children on the evils of guns. But it’s not just real guns they’re after.

It’s toy guns, replicas and airsoft guns too.

“Anything that is going to be part of a costume is going to have those plastic orange tips,” costumer Juan Madera said. “You know, a safety issue,” said Madera. “We don’t anyone to misconcept (sic) that it’s an actual gun by spray painting it or anything like that.”

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When Did We Become So Afraid Of Guns?

Part of our mission at The Libertarian Republic is to help convince the American public of the necessity of the right to keep and bear arms. When legislators and bureaucrats try to enact toy gun bans, they are perpetuating a culture of fear. That culture of fear is what results in kids getting shot. The Greatest Generation never had to worry that if they sent their kids into the fields with a BB gun that they might end up dead.

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That’s why we at The Libertarian Republic held a toy gun march for charity this year, and are considering it again for 2014. We think it’s important for people to not be afraid of guns, and we’re willing to put boots on the ground to do it! TLR raised over $1200 for Toys for Toys, and made a big impact in the media about why America is a gun culture and the demonization of guns and toy guns is wrong.

See footage from our Toy Gun rally below!


Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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