Airsoft gun

mimo2005 · 12-23-2005, 09:42 PM

Two boys are in trouble with the law in Campbell County for shooting a gun that uses a spring to launch a plastic pellet.

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=4190405

ps : airsoft guns are sold in the US to people 18 years old or older, these guns can barely shoot at 100fps(feet per second) depending on the quality of it and were invented for gaming. altought the children admit they were playing with it (shooting each other) but the problem is that most of these airsoft pellet guns can be mistaken by real guns.

**jgvernonco** · 12-24-2005, 02:05 AM

I guess my thoughts are that the toy isn't even a BB gun, and it hs it's nationally-mandated orange barrel to differentiate it from a real firearm.

I sure hope that the NRA, et al, hop in this one, as we cannot affort to have that case law on the books. One of thekids was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon? Unless he is inbound to a total Kangaroo Court, therewhould be a dismissal of that charge, quickly.

Airsoft does manufator BB guns, pellet buns and painball guns, and the pellet gun could do some damage to a human, for sure. These kids were playing with a childs' toy. and it doesn't have the power fo injure an eye, even at point blank range.

We reaslly need to increase the education requirements of law officers everywhere. Over time, an applicant should have a bachelors' degree in a related subject to apply. We do seem tobe having a lot of difficulty with the competency of officers, from OJ to MJ to N.O, where they apparently went home.

The story above is just one more black eye against officers, prosecuters, et al.

**STINEHART** · 01-01-2006, 08:51 AM

I was up at K-Mart a few weeks back wandering around for gifts...they have a bunch of these, but more are completely transparent. Some werent. They even had a full size ar15 that was black...with a red tip for 80bucks.. lol. suckers.. unless you want to snipe the cats in your garden.

**Grove** · 01-01-2006, 07:33 PM

There was a similiar incident like this in Australia only a week ago. Two boys were "snipering" motorists as they drived by.

One motorist got hit in the eye and now may have permanent eye injuries. Both boys have been caught.

bry623 · 01-02-2006, 08:43 AM

After I got married, someone paint pelted my car while my wife had it. I talked to the sherriff and told him to get them before I did.

Ogtubuk · 01-02-2006, 04:35 PM

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Humphrey was charged with reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon,

I think the only thing an airsoft gun could kill would maybe be a small rodent, maybe.
They were using the gun for its intent, to shoot eachother. Airsoft guns were developed along the same lines as paintball guns. A combat sport to develop tactics and strategy in a competetive environment. the only difference is that a paintball gun is large and bulky and airsoft guns are designed to be close replicas of real weapons. as long as they were shooting at eachother and both were either armed, or knew that the little plastic bb's sting and were willing to be shot, the charges are rediculous.

**Grove** · 01-02-2006, 07:57 PM

Did they ever catch him bry ?

12-23-2005, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Airsoft gun Two boys are in trouble with the law in Campbell County for shooting a gun that uses a spring to launch a plastic pellet. http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=4190405 ps : airsoft guns are sold in the US to people 18 years old or older, these guns can barely shoot at 100fps(feet per second) depending on the quality of it and were invented for gaming. altought the children admit they were playing with it (shooting each other) but the problem is that most of these airsoft pellet guns can be mistaken by real guns. __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

12-24-2005, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
jgvernonco Old Timer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 7,958 OS: Vista Home Premium, SP 27	I guess my thoughts are that the toy isn't even a BB gun, and it hs it's nationally-mandated orange barrel to differentiate it from a real firearm. I sure hope that the NRA, et al, hop in this one, as we cannot affort to have that case law on the books. One of thekids was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon? Unless he is inbound to a total Kangaroo Court, therewhould be a dismissal of that charge, quickly. Airsoft does manufator BB guns, pellet buns and painball guns, and the pellet gun could do some damage to a human, for sure. These kids were playing with a childs' toy. and it doesn't have the power fo injure an eye, even at point blank range. We reaslly need to increase the education requirements of law officers everywhere. Over time, an applicant should have a bachelors' degree in a related subject to apply. We do seem tobe having a lot of difficulty with the competency of officers, from OJ to MJ to N.O, where they apparently went home. The story above is just one more black eye against officers, prosecuters, et al. __________________ Donations keep TSF moving forward. Please help. http://www.myspace.com/speedbumpthecelt

01-01-2006, 08:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
STINEHART Aut viam inveniam aut fac Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,178 OS: OS X 10.6.1 My System	I was up at K-Mart a few weeks back wandering around for gifts...they have a bunch of these, but more are completely transparent. Some werent. They even had a full size ar15 that was black...with a red tip for 80bucks.. lol. suckers.. unless you want to snipe the cats in your garden. __________________ Free 10MB Image Hosting \| Streaming Catholic TV \| -Smilies.- \| Report Suspicious or Suspected Terrorist Activity Here

01-01-2006, 07:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Grove Professor/Moderator, TSF Design School Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,382 OS: Windows XP SP2	There was a similiar incident like this in Australia only a week ago. Two boys were "snipering" motorists as they drived by. One motorist got hit in the eye and now may have permanent eye injuries. Both boys have been caught. __________________ ========================================== Get Help: TSF Security Forum \| HijackThis \| MB's 5 Step Process Get Clean: AdAware SE \| Spybot S&D \| CWShredder \| Ewido \| CleanUp! Get Protected: SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| Windows Updates \| IE-SpyAd If TSF has helped you, please consider making a donation to help keep the board running.

01-02-2006, 08:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,599 OS: winxp pro sp2	After I got married, someone paint pelted my car while my wife had it. I talked to the sherriff and told him to get them before I did. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain" - James F. Butler Jr.

01-02-2006, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
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