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I read this, believed it, and repeated it to a friend in a Lego store. My friend then pointed out that there are tons of models with guns and many other weapons

I read this, believed it, and repeated it to a friend in a Lego store. My friend then pointed out that there are tons of models with guns and many other weapons. I think the actual policy is that their original nonlicensed models don't feature modern day guns or military vehicles, but they are totally fine making models with guns and weapons of war so long as they are from the fantasy world or they are not modern.

Shaddox 7y ago
I happen to own Lego sets of pirates, which also happen to be my favorites. They have cutlass, pistols, muskets, barrels of rum, jugs of moonshine and other piratey/armada things.
bluetomcat 7y ago
The Lego Western theme from 1996 had masked minifigs, rifles, revolvers, fired dynamite, wads of cash and bank robberies.
dbcurtis 7y ago
pfft. Built any “City” theme sets lately? All the police minifigs pack pretty realistic-looking semi-autos.
- scandinavegan 7y ago
  Do you have a reference to an official Lego City set with semi-autos? I find that hard to believe.
  - dbcurtis 7y ago
    https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=gun https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=gun try this
    - scandinavegan 7y ago
      I still don't see it. There are sci-fi guns like blasters, historical guns like flintlocks, and there are guns used in superhero sets, but nothing for Lego City or any other set that claims to represent real life.
      - dagw 7y ago
        https://warehouse19.se/images/normal/1-1981-.jpg https://warehouse19.se/images/normal/1-1981-.jpg Admittedly a revolver and not a semi-auto, and I don't know if it's from a current or recently discontinued set. But it's definitely from a modern set. edit: link to the specific piece: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=13562#T=C https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=1356...
        scandinavegan 7y ago
        In the first picture, is that from an actual Lego City set, or has someone added the revolver to the police officer from another set? The BrickLink page lists the revolver as part of a bunch of western and cavalry sets, that is, historical sets. Click "Item Appears In: 7 Sets" to the right.
        dagw 7y ago
        I was very convinced I'd seen guns in the Lego City sets. Upon further consideration I might have to concede that was, in fact, wrong.
- arrrg 7y ago
  I don’t think that’s true at all. I looked at every police set Lego is selling currently and not a single one of them included even a suggestion of a gun. Typical police equipment are handcuffs, megaphones, walkie-talkies, traffic paddles and coffee cups. The criminals might carry gold, banknotes, dynamite or crowbars and other tools. The most gun-like thing in current sets is the huge net shooter (larger than a minifig and not portable at all) that really isn’t very gun-like at all. Not even the minifig prints include suggestions of guns.
  - tomatocracy 7y ago
    At the other end of the spectrum, you have Playmobil's police sets which include sub machine guns, rifles with sniper-scopes and attack dogs eg [0] 0. https://www.amazon.com/PLAYMOBIL%C2%AE-6872-Police-Command-Center/dp/B01608LOHS https://www.amazon.com/PLAYMOBIL%C2%AE-6872-Police-Command-C...
  - mcv 7y ago
    What do you need guns for anyway? When I was a kid, I armed my Lego The A-Team with small, narrow plates or antennas with ring clips. Worked perfectly.
celticninja 7y ago
It is modern military and weapons that are not made. Not weapons per se
- Symbiote 7y ago
  This is the best Quora answer I've ever seen. It has illustrations! https://www.quora.com/When-did-LEGO-set-start-containing-contemporary-weapons https://www.quora.com/When-did-LEGO-set-start-containing-con... The introduction of weapons was gradual, and except for Batman, they are either historical or futuristic. From my observations as a foreigner in Denmark, historical or fantasy weapons like swords, spears, shields, clubs acceptable and common. A 6 year old might have a wooden one, and be seen anywhere in the city. A 16 year old might have a foam and fibreglass one, and be seen LARPing in the woods at the weekend. A gun that isn't clearly a water pistol is a rare sight.
  - arrrg 7y ago
    If you want an overview of minifigure weapons Lego has used over the years you can get a pretty complete picture here: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=2&pg=1&catString=19&sortBy=Y&sortAsc=D&itemBrand=1000&catType=P https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=2&pg=1&catString... Even though Lego sets do sometimes include weapons, even very gun-like weapons, to me there is still a pretty clear line Lego draws. Their City sets don’t include guns and guns are the exception, not the rule, otherwise. Look at Lego’s competitors if you want to get an idea of what Lego could be doing. Obviously those are looking for their niche, so that’s to be expected. They have modern and 20th century military equipment sets and I could never imagine Lego releasing sets like that.
    - bhaak 7y ago
      > Their City sets don’t include guns and guns are the exception, not the rule, otherwise. That line got me thinking. I think you are right and I've never seen a police minifig with a weapon.

Shaddox 7y ago

I happen to own Lego sets of pirates, which also happen to be my favorites. They have cutlass, pistols, muskets, barrels of rum, jugs of moonshine and other piratey/armada things.

bluetomcat 7y ago

The Lego Western theme from 1996 had masked minifigs, rifles, revolvers, fired dynamite, wads of cash and bank robberies.

dbcurtis 7y ago

pfft. Built any “City” theme sets lately? All the police minifigs pack pretty realistic-looking semi-autos.

scandinavegan 7y ago
Do you have a reference to an official Lego City set with semi-autos? I find that hard to believe.
- dbcurtis 7y ago
  https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=gun https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=gun try this
  - scandinavegan 7y ago
    I still don't see it. There are sci-fi guns like blasters, historical guns like flintlocks, and there are guns used in superhero sets, but nothing for Lego City or any other set that claims to represent real life.
    - dagw 7y ago
      https://warehouse19.se/images/normal/1-1981-.jpg https://warehouse19.se/images/normal/1-1981-.jpg Admittedly a revolver and not a semi-auto, and I don't know if it's from a current or recently discontinued set. But it's definitely from a modern set. edit: link to the specific piece: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=13562#T=C https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=1356...
      - scandinavegan 7y ago
        In the first picture, is that from an actual Lego City set, or has someone added the revolver to the police officer from another set? The BrickLink page lists the revolver as part of a bunch of western and cavalry sets, that is, historical sets. Click "Item Appears In: 7 Sets" to the right.
        dagw 7y ago
        I was very convinced I'd seen guns in the Lego City sets. Upon further consideration I might have to concede that was, in fact, wrong.
arrrg 7y ago
I don’t think that’s true at all. I looked at every police set Lego is selling currently and not a single one of them included even a suggestion of a gun. Typical police equipment are handcuffs, megaphones, walkie-talkies, traffic paddles and coffee cups. The criminals might carry gold, banknotes, dynamite or crowbars and other tools. The most gun-like thing in current sets is the huge net shooter (larger than a minifig and not portable at all) that really isn’t very gun-like at all. Not even the minifig prints include suggestions of guns.
- tomatocracy 7y ago
  At the other end of the spectrum, you have Playmobil's police sets which include sub machine guns, rifles with sniper-scopes and attack dogs eg [0] 0. https://www.amazon.com/PLAYMOBIL%C2%AE-6872-Police-Command-Center/dp/B01608LOHS https://www.amazon.com/PLAYMOBIL%C2%AE-6872-Police-Command-C...
- mcv 7y ago
  What do you need guns for anyway? When I was a kid, I armed my Lego The A-Team with small, narrow plates or antennas with ring clips. Worked perfectly.

celticninja 7y ago

It is modern military and weapons that are not made. Not weapons per se

Symbiote 7y ago
This is the best Quora answer I've ever seen. It has illustrations! https://www.quora.com/When-did-LEGO-set-start-containing-contemporary-weapons https://www.quora.com/When-did-LEGO-set-start-containing-con... The introduction of weapons was gradual, and except for Batman, they are either historical or futuristic. From my observations as a foreigner in Denmark, historical or fantasy weapons like swords, spears, shields, clubs acceptable and common. A 6 year old might have a wooden one, and be seen anywhere in the city. A 16 year old might have a foam and fibreglass one, and be seen LARPing in the woods at the weekend. A gun that isn't clearly a water pistol is a rare sight.
- arrrg 7y ago
  If you want an overview of minifigure weapons Lego has used over the years you can get a pretty complete picture here: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=2&pg=1&catString=19&sortBy=Y&sortAsc=D&itemBrand=1000&catType=P https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=2&pg=1&catString... Even though Lego sets do sometimes include weapons, even very gun-like weapons, to me there is still a pretty clear line Lego draws. Their City sets don’t include guns and guns are the exception, not the rule, otherwise. Look at Lego’s competitors if you want to get an idea of what Lego could be doing. Obviously those are looking for their niche, so that’s to be expected. They have modern and 20th century military equipment sets and I could never imagine Lego releasing sets like that.
  - bhaak 7y ago
    > Their City sets don’t include guns and guns are the exception, not the rule, otherwise. That line got me thinking. I think you are right and I've never seen a police minifig with a weapon.