mad_asshatter@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWashington man allegedly kills teen because he mistook an airsoft gun for a real firearm - ABC Newsabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkWashington man allegedly kills teen because he mistook an airsoft gun for a real firearm - ABC Newsabcnews.go.commad_asshatter@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
If the teens had real guns, peace would have erupted, instead. Waiting for Congress to ban airsoft and all fake guns.
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·5 months agoThey’ll ban Airsoft guns for looking too realistic. Just watch.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·5 months agoThey’ll have to ban cell phones too, because people have been shot for holding cell phones that “looked like a gun”.
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoThey’ve been trying for as long as they’ve been around. As long as they have an orange tip they’re considered “safe” (which is about as foolproof as safeguarding a vault with a “keep out” sign)
minus-squaremeco03211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoEven worse there are people painting real guns with orange tips or too look like nerf guns.
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoThe orange tip thing isn’t even a requirement for airsoft guns (section 1150.1.b ) (this country is broken)
minus-squareDickFiasco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-25 months agoShould probably ban acorns too, because they sound too much like real guns. Or so I hear.
They’ll ban Airsoft guns for looking too realistic. Just watch.
They’ll have to ban cell phones too, because people have been shot for holding cell phones that “looked like a gun”.
Exactly. Can’t have those either.
They’ve been trying for as long as they’ve been around. As long as they have an orange tip they’re considered “safe” (which is about as foolproof as safeguarding a vault with a “keep out” sign)
Even worse there are people painting real guns with orange tips or too look like nerf guns.
The orange tip thing isn’t even a requirement for airsoft guns
(section 1150.1.b )
(this country is broken)
Should probably ban acorns too, because they sound too much like real guns. Or so I hear.
That’s what I heard too.