I agree with you Keith B. On the aspect of air soft, could they possibly place some sort of requirement that a person under a certain age ( Let's say 18 ) could not legally posses/use an air soft gun unless they're within sight of an adult ( Let's say over 21 ). Also, does anyone know if there is an age requirement for buying these air soft guns?Keith B wrote:
The problem with a lot of teenagers (and some of their parents) is they don't think through the consequences of their actions. They are off in their own little world, playing and having fun and don't realize the seriousness of what they are doing. This is not just for playing with airsoft, but in a lot of aspects (driving and texting, speeding with low driving skills, etc, etc.)
While I am in no way an advocate of removing airsoft from the market, they need to get the message out to these kids and the parents letting them there are times and places to play with airsoft and running around the neighborhood is not one of the places at any time.
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- Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:13 am
- Forum: Never Again!!
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- Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:39 am
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That would "clear" up some of the confusion. No pun intendedmarksiwel wrote:They make these guns in Clear Plastic and others colors, I think that would solve alot of the problems right there.
I've actually seen a couple of air soft guns that go as far as being made of the same metals. They weren't plastic and a 6 inch silencer could be bought that covered up the orange tip. Now, tell me that wouldn't be scary to see someone running around with.
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:31 am
- Forum: Never Again!!
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Reports are saying that when the officer made contact with the kids it was dark. So, lack of light is the only excuse I can come up with. One of the officer actually said he had already pulled his trigger halfway back. So, I guess he shoots something double action and the trigger thankfully didn't break over before he figured out they weren't a threat.JJVP wrote: I can't understand how the cops in Plano mistook the orange tip "guns" for real guns.
Also, the report said that they were called on because someone said they heard machine guns going off. I don't think these guns make near that amount of noise. I think it would be relatively easy for one to distinguish between an AR15 and Air Soft rifle going off.
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:07 am
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I think they're running this story on the local radio stations. Those kids were almost shot by a Frisco police officer later on that day. If your a parent why would you send your kid out to play with his airsoft gun in a neighborhood?!? Not a very smart decision for the parents. Maybe if they were out in a more rural environment.