Threats from across the border!

[SniperSam]

Ok... so Canadians will possibly be affected by this because of a kidiot? Lovely

[MultipleParadox]

Even if the bill is voted, I don't think it would directly affect us. It would definitely set a precedent, which is bad for all airsoft players in North-America though.

IF the bill passes, it doesn't mean that Canada will look at this and say "Hey look, Calif did this, we'll do the same tomorrow!" If there's really people in the government looking into the airsoft situation in Canada, they'll probably wait a bit and see the costs/results to such a law. Chances are they realize it's not really worth it. Where the problem lies is that they still will be able to use this as a lever for their own schemes and machination to bring down airsoft in here though, which is bad, obviously.

Well, as long as they make the Pink guns full metals anyways with the same quality... let's just say Krylon's shares will go up a bit

[Drake]

Those that have been involved with airsoft for more than a couple of years will remember when the situation in Canada was MUCH worse than that (no airsoft guns allowed, regardless of the color) and yet we still got full black guns and the community still flourished into what it is today.

From a vet's perspective the Get-A-Grip factor here is pretty high.

[CR0M]

I hate playing devils advocate on here, i always get flamed out...

Anyways, the whole "guns havent hurt u yet why would u be afraid of them" is like saying theres bears in provincial parks but they havent hurt you yet so why be afraid of them?

Sure u can take the proper steps to ensure your safety, but id rather have peace of mind that no bears were in the park...

My wife hates my airsoft guns, because they look real she says,

Im not saying i support the bill, cause i dont, its just a tough bill to argue against thats all i was saying

Carefull where that thought train leads. You're saying that something real should be restricted because of fears that it may be misused.

I'm saying that it will be misused one way or the other, and restricting an object only restricts it from those who wouldn't be inclined to misuse it in the first place. Those who are inclined to misuse it won't listen anyway.

To you bear analogy, I don't fear the bears in the park. I have a gun. If you had a gun, you wouldn't fear them either. Do you restrict the bear from being in the park, or prohibit the ability to protect yourself from the bear? Is the bear going to listen to your arguments that it's not supposed to be there?

If your wife hates your airsoft guns because she thinks they look too real, you have to ask why she hates guns in the first place. Then educate her on why those fears are irrational.

Guns kill people. So do cars. So do kitchen knives. She's not afraid of a kitchen knife, so why is she afraid of a gun?

Is it because "guns serve no purpose other than to kill?" Guns also prevent people from being killed. This is proven. Gun crimes are far more prevalent in jurisdictions that prohibit, regulate or otherwise restrict firearms.

[SniperSam]

As an author has shown in a book known as "Freakonomics" there are almost 100x more pool drownings than fire-arm related deaths each year. Do we prohibit swimming pools? Nope.

Guns just seem that more logical because of how people perceive them to be. More than 800,000 people die from cigarettes between the USA and Canada each year, yet I can walk into any depanneur and buy a 10 pack of Marlborough's after I flash my driver's license.

[Janus]

It's perfectly normal to fear the unknown. That's called being human.

Education tends to either mitigate or remove that fear entirely. I used to be completely scared of spiders. Then I did a project in grade four on spiders and I felt way better about them. Sounds stupid? Maybe, but it did change things.

This certainly sucks, though. The CA airsoft scene is pretty awesome, lots of good guys down there. I'd hate for this to happen.

[sgtskywalker]

Originally Posted by Conker

@CR0M:

And again - CRIMINALS DON'T FOLLOW THE F!CKING LAW. If they go as far as robbing a store... do you really think that painting a clearsoft will give them a second though? I don't think so. They'll just paint their clearsoft and rob more people.

So if I follow what you say, we should simply bannish any kind of airsofts in CA, clear as well, so we can stop criminals from painting airsofts for crimes? But again, they are still criminals, so nothing would stop them from finding a way to get airsofts, or even real firearms.

[Shatter]

It's not an "Airsoft ban" like many are making it out to be. What it does is elevate realistically coloured airsoft guns to "imitation firearm" status, which means that in order to buy one in the state of California, you need to be able to prove that you're going to use it for regulated or certified sporting competitions. If you're out of state, you can still do business as usual with retailers, even Californian ones.

Explicitly, it modifies the list of items in California Penal Code section 16700 (b) to exclude BB guns.

http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/16700.html
http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/20165.html

[DEATH2000]

Their is a part in that bill that states that all currently owned Airsoft guns are allowed to remain in their current state, sort of like being "grandfathered". However, it specifically states that you are not allowed to use a "black" airsoft gun at any public field, or out in public. So it appears as though airsoft is now going to become a "collector" sport in California...

[CR0M]

Originally Posted by DEATH2000

Their is a part in that bill that states that all currently owned Airsoft guns are allowed to remain in their current state, sort of like being "grandfathered". However, it specifically states that you are not allowed to use a "black" airsoft gun at any public field, or out in public. So it appears as though airsoft is now going to become a "collector" sport in California...

ha ya, so if thats the issue then just move on shop to nevada... problem fixxed...

so its basically going to be the same way it is here then... big woop

[Derpystronk]

No, that doesn't fix the problem. Restricting legitimate, responsible owners because of an irrational conclusion does not make any sense and only stops those users from being responsible owners. Criminals will still do what they please, as they are criminals.

This isn't the Bluetooth-While-Driving Cell Phone law, which puts another hand on the steering wheel and actually will save a life or two. All this will do is make people less interested in Airsoft, have wide ranging impact on the culture down there. My understanding is it isn't all that difficult to get a glock down there anyways, so where are the bills and laws addressing that issue?

Fear should never, ever dictate the course of history. Every time it has, it has set us back as a species in many ways. This bill is a perfect example of a solution out of fear, not fact.

[Shatter]

Originally Posted by DEATH2000

Their is a part in that bill that states that all currently owned Airsoft guns are allowed to remain in their current state, sort of like being "grandfathered". However, it specifically states that you are not allowed to use a "black" airsoft gun at any public field, or out in public. So it appears as though airsoft is now going to become a "collector" sport in California...

They eliminated that part of the bill.

http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/text/241345

[Sasha]

But if I lived in California, I could still use this.



Problem?

[Jimski]

and only stops those users from being responsible owners

nobody cares about that in the gov. the more irresponsible, the more in need of governement supervision, the better.
And then irresponsibility of the minority becomes a good reason for over-regulating the majority.Welcome to the 21st century.