Not just shooting off her mouth

Megan Fox emerges as Hollywood's double barreled voice of reason (no kidding)

Megan Fox knows her guns.
A 5-year-old with a gun. Isn't that a little late to be starting in Texas?
Photo by Mike Brown

Sometimes it seems like Megan Fox could say she likes tea and oatmeal and it would hit the newswires.

But there's been particular attention paid to an interview Fox gave to MTV News to promote her new gun-slinging Western film, Jonah Hex.

While Fox admits it's her first role involving guns (and working with them was trickier than she thought), she said she's been shooting guns since around the age of five, starting with her father's shotgun."He taught me how to shoot a shotgun," she said.

"When I was 5 and 6 years old, we went target shooting with shotguns. So I've handled a gun before — an enormous shotgun — when I was a little kid."

Judging by some of the attention, you'd think she said they took the shotguns out and shook down hookers like a real-life version of Grand Theft Auto.

While I'm not sure that a 5-year old could really handle the kick-back from a shotgun, millions of kids across America handle guns. Notice I said handle, not play with.

The FBI estimates that there are some 200 million privately-owned firearms in the United States and that one in four American adults owns a gun. So, yes, kids can and should be aware of guns and gun safety — that's why everyone from the NRA to the National Crime Prevention Council offer gun safety lessons for kids.

And when eight young people are killed by guns every day, that's not pro-gun rhetoric, it's just common sense. And yes, it came from the mouth of Megan Fox.

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"Here come the grannies!"

Walk through the Magic Door to experience the world of Bluey in Houston

bluey and bingo's bedroom at camp in houston

Courtesy of CAMP

Houston will soon be the home of a new CAMP store, featuring interactive installations like the house from "Bluey."

Bluey is coming to the Galleria this February “for real life” through an immersive event that invites visitors to enter the world of the famous Australian Heeler family. This one-of-a-kind experience brings the Heeler home and backyard to life with intricate details that will delight fans of all ages.

Tickets are on sale now for Bluey x CAMP, the inaugural interactive experience of the combination toy store, party venue, and immersive theater space. This is The Family Experience Company’s first CAMP location in Houston, with the business securing a 7,500-square-foot permanent retail space in the Galleria.

Through “The Magic Door,” a pivoting wall, visitors step into seasonally rotating interactive spaces beginning with a 5,000-square-foot lifesize replica of Bluey’s house.

Visitors can play games made popular by the show, such as grannies and keepy uppy, and bust a move when “dance mode” is activated. The kitchen’s fridge is covered in drawings by the Heeler puppies, while the living room TV plays Bluey.

Families can explore both a pillow fort and a cardboard castle — two-story structures complete with slides — before venturing into a playroom stocked with toys and costumes from the show. In the backyard, a recreation of the Heeler’s large tree is surrounded by charming gnomes. A photo opportunity with Bluey and Bingo tops off the visit.

Beyond the world of Bluey, CAMP offers even more for visitors in its Canteen space, with a splatter room, The Schmutz Bar (a slime creation station), a party room, and a playable truck. Customers can also shop for toys, clothing, and accessories.

Houston joins a list of CAMP’s locations in Dallas, Atlanta, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Installations change seasonally, with other current features including Paw Patrol, The Little Mermaid, and Encanto.

Courtesy of CAMP

Houston will soon be the home of a new CAMP store, featuring interactive installations like the house from "Bluey."

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