premise: Truscott compares the intensive training you get in the Army with one of these weapons long before you're ever allowed to fire it, and then only under the supervision of an expert marksman, with the situation in states like Arkansas, where it's legal for a 10-year-old to own a semiautomatic assault weapon without a moment of safety instruction, training in how to shoot it or adult supervision.
hypothesis: Truscott compares the brief training received in the Navy with these toy guns, and then only with no supervision. The situation in Michigan it's not legal for a child to own a gun. 