OFCOM research on pre watershed

In our narrative we aren't going to have any 'adult material', offensive language or uses of drugs/alcohol, but we are going to have gunshot sounds which goes under violence and of course is an issue with pre-watershed audiences so my main focus on research is to see what OFCOM say about violence and develop these points with more research and also include my own findings. (e.g. Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment and the effect it had).

Rule 1.11 to 1.13 Violence and dangerous behaviour (taken from OFCOM site)
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/broadcast/guidance/831193/section1.pdf

"Violence exists in life and, as such, will be portrayed and reported on by television and radio programmes. Many citizen-consumers are very concerned about the potential impact of violence within broadcast material upon society and, in particular, children and young people. Violence covers a wide range of behaviour and different situations and children’s reactions vary, depending on their age group and individual sensitivities. Audience research is inconclusive about the direct influence of violence on behaviour, but does highlight how children interpret violence and what reduces its impact and what causes distress.
Research shows that children may emulate what they see on television. This is mediated to a certain extent by factors such as a child’s ability to distinguish between degrees of fantasy and reality and the identification with the character. Children have different stages of development and broadcasters should bear this in mind. Areas of concern include:

• the use of accessible domestic implements, such as knives, or other offensive weapons, articles or substances portrayed in a dangerous or harmful manner
  
• any portrayal of household items, such as micro-waves and tumble-dryers, which can cause harm if misused,
  
• certain locations, such as railway lines;
  
• certain material which may lead children to fail to recognise potentially
  dangerous play especially if there is no serious outcome; and
  
• hanging or the preparations for hanging, if easily imitable, particularly if shown before the watershed, unless the setting gives strong grounds for believing that imitation is unlikely."
  
  
  Ofcom believe that the pre-watershed audiences are likely to mimic events seen on screen. It is therefore important that we do not allow weapons to be shown or any item to be used/misused in any sort of harmful way, especially household items as they are easily accessible for children, location much be appropriate, do not use railway lines and do not show a failure to recognise potential danger because if the characters do not recognise the dangers then the children will most likely not recognise them either.