I meant to share this link several months ago, but it managed to lose itself in the depths of my "bookmarks" folder. Oddly enough, it was watching a group of middle school boys play with Nerf guns that reminded me of it.
They were laughing and having fun, darting behind a Plexiglas shield and calling for cease fires so that they could gather up enough foam darts to start over again.
For tens of thousands of boys (and girls) their age, though, guns are not a toy, and they don't play at war, they live it -- and not as civilians or bystanders. Some estimates put the number at as high as 300,000 soldiers under the age of eighteen world wide.
Groups like Project AK-47 are working to rescue child soldiers and bring awareness. Check out their blog for stories directly from the children and ways that you can get involved.
Photo credit: Flickr, Project AK-47 -- all four boys are rescued child soldiers
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