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