What Legal issues you need to avoid

Friday, December 19, 2008 ·

By Alexander Malroy

When it comes to the use of airsoft guns there are many issues surrounding the legalities for these weapons. Many people are concerned that these weapons can get into the hands of those who are not trained to use an airgun or pellet gun properly.

Other concerns associated with this issue is that children are getting their hands on these weapons and are not properly trained to use an airgun or paintball gun and they may be using it for things outside of a designated firing range. The other issues are that the airsoft gun resembles a real weapon and can be mistaken by law enforcement.

Yet another issue is that the Airsoft guns resemble the original firearms in every aspect except the speed of the pellet and the bullets. Law enforcement is concerned about the fatalities that can arise because of the ignorance of the majority of the users. Since, the users cannot clearly differentiate between the real guns and the Airsoft guns, they may not know how to use these guns or carry them. This can lead to serious fatal accidents.

No one can overlook the crime-aspect and this is because the criminals can buy these guns without any back check that is usually required in order to purchase a real gun. They can also get the pellets and the paintball ammunition without any kind of legal troubles.

The only thing that they need to maintain is that they need to be of the legal age. Because youth are usually not trained on how to properly hold and carry their weapons in a safe manner physical injury may result to their selves or someone else. Because law enforcement are never sure if the guns are real or imitation during a hold up they may feel threatened.

Other issues are convicted felons getting their hands on an Airsoft gun and using it for illegal activities such as a robbery or stick up. It's easy for them to buy an Airgun since you don't need a background check to buy these types of weapons which makes it easier for convicted felons to obtain them. The fact that they can get their hands on an airsoft gun or paintball guns makes the legal concern a lot higher than most people would imagine.

Critics say since the air guns are made available even to the people of 18 years of age it is quite natural that youth will not be trained properly to handle them. This lack of proper knowledge can lead to uncensored use of the mock guns outside the designated battle fields. This unrated and erratic use of the Airsoft guns can be lethal to many people who can be taken by surprise.

The bottom line is plain and simple. The gaming toys can take the fun out of playing when one suffers an injury. The widespread concerns have now come to the knowledge of the common people and we must support the retaliating laws for the good of everyone as well as the game.

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