| So your boy wants an airsoft gun? Your first thought, | | | | morning I was rather amazed. I figured the other $100 |
| "Hell no". But let's give this matter a little thought. Forget | | | | would be spent on more items of household |
| the BB gun you or your brother had when you were a | | | | destruction. But what I saw was that he had ordered a |
| kid. You remember, the one that shot out your | | | | protective mask and goggles. He also had bought |
| neighbors kitchen window. Or maybe the one that shot | | | | protective gloves . Even more amazing was when I |
| you in the leg and left a welt that lasted for five days. | | | | watched him and his friends play for the first time. |
| Like your son has been telling you, this is NOT a BB | | | | They all owned and wore the protective items. I guess |
| gun. It's an airsoft gun. It shoots a light weight plastic BB. | | | | a generation of kids raised on riding helmets and |
| It won't break the neighbors' windows or ruin your cars | | | | seatbelts just automatically wears protective gear |
| paint job. | | | | without thinking about it. |
| All of these thoughts ran through my mind when my 14 | | | | That was over two years ago now. After hundreds |
| year old son wanted one for Christmas two years | | | | of neighborhood airsoft battles involving a dozen or so |
| ago. He overcame my objections. Although I still had | | | | kids, there has not been a single injury. Unlike football |
| my reservations, I relented and gave him my Visa card | | | | which resulted in a broken thumb or basketball in which |
| to order one online. Being that he wanted all of his gifts | | | | he broke his wrist, airsoft has been a very safe |
| that year to be airsoft related, I left it up to him to | | | | activity for my son and his friends. Not to mention, it |
| spend another $100 on the site. | | | | finally got him off the computer and out of the house. |
| When I watched him open the boxes on Christmas | | | | |