This petition was started due to concern about increasing levels of violence in our communities and our media. Being a mother and an aunt, I am deeply upset by the marketing of war toys to our children and the resulting increase in aggression and desensitization to violence. It is my desire to help guide our children into wise and kind world citizens.

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