Banning play shoot-outs can be counterproductive, according to psychologists, even if some parents think this behaviour can be dangerous. — Rik Rey/Westend61/dpa
They pull the trigger on a toy gun, or maybe it’s just a stick they pretend is a gun, and shout “Bang, bang!”
Their playmate, and make-believe victim, is then supposed to fall down and play dead.
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