AZ Jeff
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My 14 yr. old son and his neighborhood buddies have taken to playing with airsoft guns in the park behind my house. They have certain rules they follow, like not engaging innocent persons not involve in the activity, and always wearing eye protection, etc.
One of the busybody mothers in the community was aghast that this activity is going on. (She has previously indicated to me that she does not like firearms, toy or real, and prohibits her 14 yr old son to play with them.) Even though this person does not even live near the park, she has circulated the following email amongst some of the other parents, presumably hoping to garner support for some group action, I suspect.
Your comments and thoughts are appreciated. (I would love to fire her back a response to this email, but I did not receive it directly, and was given a copy by a sympathetic parent.)
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It has come to my attention that a group of teenage boys are shooting air guns (BB guns) in the park (the main park).
I have contacted one of the parents of these boys and apparently they have NO PROBLEM with their son shooting a gun in a park with our kids running around! Not to mention there are TONS of small BB pellets in the grass everywhere.
I contacted the Town Police and they said BB guns are considered firearms and it is obviously illegal to shoot any type of firearm in a public area! If you see these teens using BB guns CALL THE POLICE. They will come out and take care of the problem.
Protect our kids!!!
FOLLOW UP INFORMATION--My local PD says that airsoft guns are NOT firearms by city definition, so it's NOT illegal to discharge them, as long as it's not done in a malicious or vandalistic way. So....I guess her plan to call the police on the airsoft shooters will not necessarily result in any action, provided the boys are not shooting anyone or anything other than their opponents in the game.
MORE UPDATES--All the airsoft guns in use are either clear plastic, or painted a bright neon color, so as to not appear to be "the real deal". I also experimented with the range of these toys--they cannot be called real guns, based on the ballistic performance I noted. When fired from shoulder height, the plastic ball strikes the ground, on a windless day, about 60 feet from the shooter.
One of the busybody mothers in the community was aghast that this activity is going on. (She has previously indicated to me that she does not like firearms, toy or real, and prohibits her 14 yr old son to play with them.) Even though this person does not even live near the park, she has circulated the following email amongst some of the other parents, presumably hoping to garner support for some group action, I suspect.
Your comments and thoughts are appreciated. (I would love to fire her back a response to this email, but I did not receive it directly, and was given a copy by a sympathetic parent.)
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It has come to my attention that a group of teenage boys are shooting air guns (BB guns) in the park (the main park).
I have contacted one of the parents of these boys and apparently they have NO PROBLEM with their son shooting a gun in a park with our kids running around! Not to mention there are TONS of small BB pellets in the grass everywhere.
I contacted the Town Police and they said BB guns are considered firearms and it is obviously illegal to shoot any type of firearm in a public area! If you see these teens using BB guns CALL THE POLICE. They will come out and take care of the problem.
Protect our kids!!!
FOLLOW UP INFORMATION--My local PD says that airsoft guns are NOT firearms by city definition, so it's NOT illegal to discharge them, as long as it's not done in a malicious or vandalistic way. So....I guess her plan to call the police on the airsoft shooters will not necessarily result in any action, provided the boys are not shooting anyone or anything other than their opponents in the game.
MORE UPDATES--All the airsoft guns in use are either clear plastic, or painted a bright neon color, so as to not appear to be "the real deal". I also experimented with the range of these toys--they cannot be called real guns, based on the ballistic performance I noted. When fired from shoulder height, the plastic ball strikes the ground, on a windless day, about 60 feet from the shooter.
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