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'Breaking Bad' toys removed from some store shelves following mom's petition

Oct 21, 2014

Several Toys R Us stores in Tampa have voluntarily removed toys based on the show "Breaking Bad" from their shelves.

The move comes after a south Florida mother started a petition.

The Fort Myers woman said the action figures dressed in hazmat suits and gas masks are not appropriate because they promote drug use.

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The woman and other parents said they don't want to see methamphetamine lab-inspired toys advertised to children.

"So we're teaching our kids, our grandkids and everybody else that methamphetamine is OK, and an action figure they think it's games," said grandfather Robert Baron.

The woman's change.org petition has received dozens of signatures from across the country.

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