Daily Talker: Squirt-Gun and Water Balloon Ban
They are annual summertime activities for kids. They are something we've probably all done at some point as children. But one organization is banning them.
The Boy Scouts of America is banning squirt-gun fights and water balloon fights can only involve balloons of a certain size.
"Water guns and rubber band guns must only be used to shoot at targets, and eye protection must be worn," reads page 99 of the new 2015 Boy Scout handbook.
The new rule for water balloons dictates their size and origin — no more puffed up balls of latex for traditional water balloon fights.
"For water balloons, use small, biodegradable balloons, and fill them no larger than a ping pong ball," page 100 of the handbook adds.
The news was revealed in a blog post in Scouting Magazine, written by Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, who is is senior editor of "Boys' Life," "Scouting" and "Eagles' Call" magazines, and it was immediately met with mixed reaction.
What do you think of the decision by the Boy Scouts of America to ban squirt-gun fights and water balloon fights?
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