Govt shouldnt ban airguns/BB guns
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i mean if ban those replicas, then i wun mind. but there r some guns out there like bb guns with a significant mark to them, showing that they r not real guns. for example, bb guns have this orange cap on the barrel, which makes them look like toys
anyone here agree with me? ban real guns n similar replicas, but not significant toys which look like de real thing... -
The very possibility of someone bringing that to rob a bank doesn't really tempt the manager to discard the airsoft as a fake. But than again, firearms are banned in Singapore.
There is a possibility of modifying them in some way or the other to increase firepower.
I don't agree bb guns/airsoft should be banned. Perhaps an age limit to those who handle those items would be good, or impose fine, should the owner cause injuries to people, or confine the airsoft at home. -
Originally posted by Flight Cadet Officer:The very possibility of someone bringing that to rob a bank doesn't really tempt the manager to discard the airsoft as a fake. But than again, firearms are banned in Singapore.
There is a possibility of modifying them in some way or the other to increase firepower.
I don't agree bb guns/airsoft should be banned. Perhaps an age limit to those who handle those items would be good, or impose fine, should the owner cause injuries to people, or confine the airsoft at home.
Would the age limit work? Don't really think so. Just look at smoking and drinking. -
agreed
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why we want to hav a airgun at home?
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for display purposes lah. n to shoot any large pestsOriginally posted by sgboy2004:why we want to hav a airgun at home?
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age limit wun work, but mayb impose fines n capital punishment for pple whu injure others with airgunOriginally posted by Flight Cadet Officer:The very possibility of someone bringing that to rob a bank doesn't really tempt the manager to discard the airsoft as a fake. But than again, firearms are banned in Singapore.
There is a possibility of modifying them in some way or the other to increase firepower.
I don't agree bb guns/airsoft should be banned. Perhaps an age limit to those who handle those items would be good, or impose fine, should the owner cause injuries to people, or confine the airsoft at home. -
cigarettes are different. firearms, you require certificate, signature, authorisation, so on. lots of documentations.Originally posted by Parka: Would the age limit work? Don't really think so. Just look at smoking and drinking. -
hahaOriginally posted by SHODAN:age limit wun work, but mayb impose fines n capital punishment for pple whu injure others with airgun -
Originally posted by Flight Cadet Officer:cigarettes are different. firearms, you require certificate, signature, authorisation, so on. lots of documentations. Yesh. But it's still dangerous. It may not be you, it may be someone else who's going to use that thing.
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We mustn't forget that we live in a strange world. And strange people do strange things.
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refer to the above possible law for airsoft.
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then too late liao...the person might hav died as a result, then how? Will be charged for murder u know.Originally posted by SHODAN:age limit wun work, but mayb impose fines n capital punishment for pple whu injure others with airgun -
the pellet is design in a way that it loses kinetic energy after first 10m. it is also designed to break into pieces when hit upon hard surface. protective gears are also provided. death cannot occur with the use of airsoft. simply because it is designed that way
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sad to say, should that be true, 90% in population of the world would be strange.Originally posted by Parka: We mustn't forget that we live in a strange world. And strange people do strange things.
70% in population of the US will be weird, as firearms are legal for personal protection purposes. -
u never know...the person got hit and fell over the railings and down 10 storey of the block...Originally posted by Flight Cadet Officer:the pellet is design in a way that it loses kinetic energy after first 10m. it is also designed to break into pieces when hit upon hard surface. protective gears are also provided. death cannot occur with the use of airsoft. simply because it is designed that way -
haha. just watched final destination yesterday.
thats a posibility too.
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Originally posted by Flight Cadet Officer:the pellet is design in a way that it loses kinetic energy after first 10m. it is also designed to break into pieces when hit upon hard surface. protective gears are also provided. death cannot occur with the use of airsoft. simply because it is designed that way There are things worst than death, sometimes.
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Originally posted by sgboy2004:u never know...the person got hit and fell over the railings and down 10 storey of the block... Things happen when you least expect them to.
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.Originally posted by Parka: Things happen when you least expect them to.
this dude coughed twice in his sleep. next day he was dead.
what can i say .. shit happens when your not doing anything -
What if the pellet hits the human eye, or some 1 in 100 chance of hitting soft tissue and into a vital organ?Originally posted by Flight Cadet Officer:the pellet is design in a way that it loses kinetic energy after first 10m. it is also designed to break into pieces when hit upon hard surface. protective gears are also provided. death cannot occur with the use of airsoft. simply because it is designed that way
The fact that it breaks into pieces makes it even harder to detect and clear the fragments in the event of an injury.
Surely you are exaggerating in your figures about the gun ownership population of the world?
The larger gun owing population in the USA maybe sane, all it takes is for 10% to go insane, and that will be havoc enough.
There are already insufficient population growth in Singapore, and with diseases such as heart attacks, high blood pressure, cancer, and others, as well as traffic accidents, occassional murders and street fights homicides.
Do we need the possibility of some smart intelligent miscreants to convert an "Air Gun" into a weapon? -
Originally posted by Atobe:What if the pellet hits the human eye, or some 100 in 1 soft tissue and into a vital organ?
The fact that it breaks into pieces makes it even harder to detect and clear the fragments in the event of an injury.
Surely you are exaggerating in your figures about the gun ownership population of the world?
The larger gun owing population in the USA maybe sane, all it takes is for 10% to go insane, and that will be havoc enough.
There are already insufficient population growth in Singapore, and with diseases such as heart attacks, high blood pressure, cancer, and others, as well as traffic accidents, occassional murders and street fights homicides.
Do we need the possibility of some smart intelligently miscreants to convert an "Air Gun" into a weapon? Yesh. I'm waiting for this reply. -
practically its like saying we should not cross, the road cause we might get hit down by a car, or swim cause we might drown, or fly cause we might crash, or walk cause we might trip and fall on an iron rod, or sit cause we might develop blood clot and die in 2 weeks, or take our meals cause we might choke, or sleep cause you might die in the midst of your sleep.
you give a tendecy ratio of 1:100. how about the tendency of 1000:100000000 considering what we do each day is a risk. i fly quite often and i fully understand the posibility of crashing. that people don't live each day in fear that something might happen.
where disability is an inevitable course of nature, some may be avoidable through treatments, where some just die and break NOK's heart. my sister decided to commit suicide and passed away, which was something i couldn't control of. though i know i was always in control of my life, i soon realised that somethings was out of my boundary to control.
where everyday accidents may be devastating be it fatal, or mere close call, it brings a new attitude to life. people know they might crash in a plane, which is precisely why aircraft manufacturer constantly research in technology, designs. to reduce flaws.
when reflect upon the issue, airsoft is classified as a sport or hobby rather than a rich man's toy. paintball guns had been a problem.
Though selling freely overseas, govt here are afraid to see colourful spots around the city. not to mention its chemical effect and certain magnitude of pain as those paintball guns have much higher velosity.
where it may be true that there is a posibility to convert these airsoft to real weapon, which was mentioned, it is by no means at my discretion to provide any solution to that. as always, its still a posibility. -
do remember that some toy guns are used in robberies to rob banks or jewellry shop..
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mentioned that before
written above.
anyway, airsoft is something that might legalise when SAF starts using laser rifles.