[PA Guns & Ammo]

I hope this thread can stay civil and we can "debate" about it instead of arguing. I would like to talk about all types of airguns to the Airsoft plastic BB's to the metal BB's and lead pellets. Do any of you think it is a bad idea to make Airsoft guns (plastic BB guns) to be an exact replica of real firearms? My opinion is that these air guns are too realistic for anyone younger than 14. I have looked at a few at the store and even held some at gun shows and I could not believe how much they feel and look of the real thing. Me personally I think they should make Airsoft guns look more like toys than real guns for the younger age groups. I'm not saying to stop making the guns that they make now but make some that are not replicas of the real thing. If a kid was carrying one of these around the neighborhood playing with other kids, others would have a very hard time telling the difference from the real versus the toy one. I know they have the orange tip on them but kids paint them, cut them off or put electrical tape around them. I know you are not supposed but kids do these things sometimes. What do you think? Do you think the toy industry is going too far? When I grew up I had toy guns but you could tell that they were fake. With today's technology and materials, we can make an exact replica even make them out of metal just like the real guns.

So what I'm asking is do you think kids should be allowed to have replica guns to play with? We can teach them how to shoot with real guns in a safe environment with adult supervision which is fine and I'm all for that but to go running around the neighborhood with replica guns does not seem like a good idea. Discuss.....

James

 

[PA Guns & Ammo]

I absolutely oppose any law requiring fake guns to be panted in ridiculous colors or clear.

Bloomberg has such laws. That should be reason enough to oppose such laws.

Who said anything about laws? Bloomberg wants to ban them, I do not.

James

 

[PA Guns & Ammo]

I was brought up shooting air rifles from a very young age. But...I was taught to treat them like any other firearm - same respect, same rules.

Trouble with these airsoft guns is not only that they look real, but kids are just picking them up and shooting their friends with them. Makes me wonder what type of effect that'll have on them when they actually pick up a REAL firearm.

I'm talking about kids playing with them like we played with our toy guns when we were kids. Their is a huge difference between learning to shoot a weapon at some type of range with adult supervision and kids playing war or cops and robbers.

James

 

[PA Guns & Ammo]

Laws are typically what comes of these "Airguns look too real!" discussions. California has tried to ban them with laws, NYC has banned them.

Airguns DO look to real for kids to be playing with them. Again, I'm not talking about laws.

James