All things formerly considered normal and healthy for boys have been banned because those things mold boys into the kind of men who reject radical feminists,socialism,homosexuality, and gaia worship.
It’s a different world today. In the “old days” we didn’t have a lot of gangs and teen shootings. I figure most people would show concern about teens running around a park with what looked like guns. That said, boys can still be molded into responsible men. Dads, or male role models can still teach gun safety and shooting skills at ranges, etc.
My parents never let me have that stuff and I still reject it.
But what they didn’t know didn’t hurt ‘em.