| Any sport to do with shooting these days is | | | | |
| becoming more popular by the day. | | | | Airsoft guns are not classified as firearms |
| Unfortunately the word "GUN" makes a lot of | | | | and are legal under federal law, as well as |
| people jump, agitated and angry. The Airsoft | | | | the laws in each state. However, in some |
| guns of today are harmless providing safety | | | | major cities and population centers the |
| rules are observed. Airsoft shooting is | | | | definition of a firearm within their |
| probably one of the safest and most popular | | | | respected ordinances includes propulsion by |
| sports enjoyed in the world today. But, still | | | | spring or compressed air, thus subject to |
| there are some people that think they should | | | | applicable laws. |
| be banned. | | | | |
| | | | A few different states like Michigan allow |
| Airsoft Guns were initially designed in Japan | | | | the purchase of Airsoft guns, but they must |
| because the real firearms were illegal. Early | | | | have an orange tip on the barrel. New York |
| in the 1990s, the Springer kits became | | | | City requires that all realistic toy or |
| available in the hobby stores. Also in the | | | | imitation firearm be made of clear or |
| 1990s, Japan developed gas powered Airsoft | | | | brightly colored plastics. |
| guns, which replaced the cheaper plastic | | | | |
| Automatic Electric Guns. | | | | They still should be banned? Ok fair enough |
| | | | but then should a car as well? This object, |
| There are many ways in which the games of | | | | in the USA, kills over 115 people each day. |
| Airsoft and paintball are similar. However, | | | | But because each person in the United States |
| the games really are not the same thing. But | | | | needs their car for work, shopping and |
| do the same people that would like to ban the | | | | because the oil industry is so important in |
| Airsoft gun also want to ban the paintball | | | | our economy no one will ever even dream about |
| gun? | | | | banning the car even though it's one of the |
| | | | most dangerous weapons in our society. |
| I believe the "disapproval" from the people | | | | |
| against the Airsoft gun is that they are to | | | | Would you rather have your daughter or wife |
| real looking. If someone would walk into a | | | | walk outside at night without any self |
| store with an Airsoft Gun and use it for | | | | defense, with a real firearm or with an |
| robbery the Clerk behind the counter will not | | | | Airsoft Gun? These days it is very |
| know the difference. If he's smart he would | | | | unfortunate that we have to carry self |
| give the money but if he panics he might pick | | | | defense products with, but like anyone who |
| up the gun behind the counter and shoot out | | | | has ever been in a situation like this knows |
| of self defense. | | | | it's becoming more and more mandatory each |
| | | | and every day. |
| To look at it technically: The robber could | | | | |
| have never harmed the Clerk with this Airsoft | | | | And to be fair, with all these rules and |
| Gun because of its 6 millimeter plastic Bbs, | | | | regulations to make it safe for society and |
| but still he did not come in to the store and | | | | the fact that Airsoft Guns started off as |
| shout "ok listen this is a robbery but this | | | | hobby and was never intended to be used as a |
| gun is not a real gun". Thus the Airsoft gun | | | | "real" weapon it's still is most commonly |
| isn't harmful on its own but can become | | | | used in the sports world and that is where |
| together with its user. | | | | they should stay. |