Probation officials arrested Dubois after finding two bullets, an empty shell casing and an "airsoft" rifle in his home, said attorney Mark Coleman, who represents Dubois.
I think they are classified as a gun since they do actually shoot a projectile. I think it's a stretch though to call them a gun.
Like you said sad situation all around.
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Coming from some one who has been shot many times by an Airsoft gun, they are not very likely to hurt you. The ONLY way you can get hurt by one is to be shot in the eye, I can think of more ways to get hurt from going fishing. Maybe we should outlaw fishing poles too.
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Coming from some one who has been shot many times by an Airsoft gun, they are not very likely to hurt you. The ONLY way you can get hurt by one is to be shot in the eye, I can think of more ways to get hurt from going fishing. Maybe we should outlaw fishing poles too.
Give PETA a chance, they might... Or those tree hugger liberals who, unless you are running in the woods in short-shorts and a sports bra with a calorie monitor strapped to one bicep and an iPod to the other, they don't want you there...they might outlaw fishing and fishing poles too.
Course, then we'd have to label those chicks "Pole Grabbers"
Oh, here comes one now:
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Bottom line, an airsoft rifle is NOT a firearm. It does not utilize gun powder to launch it's projectiles. It is not even intended to be a weapon, it's a purely recreational device, pretty much an adult toy. You don't have to fill out a yellow form to get one, you can order them through the mail. If this guy's lawyer is worth a tinker's ****, he ought to be able to get his client off slick as a whistle.
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Just more of the typical PC "Zero Tolerance" BS that absolves the authorities from actually having to think and use a couple braincells.
He'd have gotten the same treatment with a clear plastic water pistol, from these type Liberals.......
the plastic lowers of airsoft ar15s can be modified to shoot a real ar15 upper. wont last but a few shots but considering the airsoft lower is a toy and the ar upper isnt a gun, just machine parts, i can see how a criminal can get a working gun.
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Okay it is a sad event but let me clear something up about airsoft being considered a gun since it fires a projectile. I will have to find the source but the Federal government considers Airsoft guns "Toys" as long as they have the orange tip.
Airsoft rifles are pretty bad a$$. I used to kind of thumb my nose at them till my buddy brought over his full auto ar-clone airsoft. Has the same weight and feel as a real m4. I was like cool but its still a toy. He then proceeded to cut a hole with it in our 1/4 inch osb target board. I was impressed he said it won't break the skin though so I ran out on the range and let him shoot me for about 1/4th of a second before begging for mercy. Felt like a nest of angry bees hand got hold of me. Left big red welts through the clothes even. Anyhow they are more potent than I thought they would be, still non-lethal and not a firearm.
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Airsoft rifles are pretty bad a$$. I used to kind of thumb my nose at them till my buddy brought over his full auto ar-clone airsoft. Has the same weight and feel as a real m4. I was like cool but its still a toy. He then proceeded to cut a hole with it in our 1/4 inch osb target board. I was impressed he said it won't break the skin though so I ran out on the range and let him shoot me for about 1/4th of a second before begging for mercy. Felt like a nest of angry bees hand got hold of me. Left big red welts through the clothes even. Anyhow they are more potent than I thought they would be, still non-lethal and not a firearm.
If you think that hurt you can be my target I got a few that shoot 550 fps+ most m-16/m4 style guns don't go about 450 fps.
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the plastic lowers of airsoft ar15s can be modified to shoot a real ar15 upper. wont last but a few shots but considering the airsoft lower is a toy and the ar upper isnt a gun, just machine parts, i can see how a criminal can get a working gun.
Well shoot, A buddy of mine has a black powder cannon that was made from deep sea/water conduit designed to run wire under water. Does this mean we should limit buying conduit too because some one can make a cannon out of it? Lol, shoot I seen a thing online where a guy made an ink Pen into a .22lr single shot disposible gun, should we outlaw pens too?
O sheet, I better be carefull I could be giving the antis ammo to take away all of our Ink pens!! hehehehe
Thing is, MANY MANY normal every day items can be turned into weapons. An airsoft gun is a toy, yes they can leave welts (I have had my fair share of them LOL) but they are not a fire arm, and would take more to make into a real firearm then an Ink pen hahaha.
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Well shoot, A buddy of mine has a black powder cannon that was made from deep sea/water conduit designed to run wire under water. Does this mean we should limit buying conduit too because some one can make a cannon out of it? Lol, shoot I seen a thing online where a guy made an ink Pen into a .22lr single shot disposible gun, should we outlaw pens too?
O sheet, I better be carefull I could be giving the antis ammo to take away all of our Ink pens!! hehehehe
Thing is, MANY MANY normal every day items can be turned into weapons. An airsoft gun is a toy, yes they can leave welts (I have had my fair share of them LOL) but they are not a fire arm, and would take more to make into a real firearm then an Ink pen hahaha.
Hell, John Dillinger made a gun out of soap, it didn't even fire, but it was realistic enough for him to make a successful jailbreak with it. We'd have a pretty smelly country if everyone with a bar of Dial went to jail.
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Hell, John Dillinger made a gun out of soap, it didn't even fire, but it was realistic enough for him to make a successful jailbreak with it. We'd have a pretty smelly country if everyone with a bar of Dial went to jail.
nah, they would just make everyone use one of those loofa spongy things with body wash. i cant think of a way to kill someone with one of those. unless you mash it down their throat but i think that would just be really inconvenient, not really lethal.
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