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WATCH'S REPORT CARD:
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING OF CHANGES RESULTING FROM EFFORTS OF WATCH
 
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
PERFORMANCE
PROGRESS
PROJECTILE TOYS:      
General Darts, missiles, arrows, air-pumped ball launchers, and more Manufactured with sharp points that can blind or injure innocent bystanders; pressurized launchers can bruise, maim and blind. Manufacturers have converted sharp edges to soft, pliable rubber or foam tips; launchers still remain problematic (See e.g. "10 Worst Toys" 1998).
"M-60 Automatic Assault Lazer" (Royal Condor; SRM Company) Toy replica of real life M-60 automatic assault rifles, machine guns and assault weapons. Life-like weapon designs with realistic belt for automatic bullet feed, promotes violence in playthings . Named in 1994 "10 Worst Toys" list; distributors, manufacturers & retailers instituted buy-back & trade-in programs; states have made possession of such toys on school grounds a criminal offense; design changes instituted to move away from realism; problems still exist.
Kenner Colorblaster 3-D spray-art design toy. Plastic design; bright pastel & florescent colors are far from the realistic designs of the past, but poor design in certain models poses danger. CPSC recalls Colorblaster 5/95; pump action initiates spray; over pumping causes base to explode; defective design; severe injuries reported to CPSC.
“The Simpsons Bart
Action Set”

(Manley Toy Quest) (sold by Toys R Us)
Slingshot sold with “action set.” Slingshot capable of forcefully firing plastic balls with which it is sold, as well as other hurtful objects. Named in 2000 “10 Worst Toys” list; as result, and with Attorney General’s response, retailer “has taken the steps necessary to prevent the sale” of this toy as of December, 2000.
“Supremo Slingshot”
(Prime Time Toys, Ltd.) (sold by Toys R Us)
Slingshot sold as toy. Packaging claims “can only launch foam balls,” yet also cautions against shooting other harmful objects. Named in 2003 “10 Worst Toys” list; as result, and with Attorney General’s response, retailer issued a nationwide recall as of December 30, 2003, requesting consumers to bring them back to the store for a full refund.
   
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