Amish girl Critical, from Air Rifle

[PGRChaplain]

From CBS Ft Wayne; Girl critically hurt from air gun shot | WANE

 

[nra4ever]

I'd vote not air soft.

 

[SMiller]

Well there was a guy killed when shot in the spine with a pellet gun in Cicero a while back.

 

[Grogmister]

Has to be a pellet or B.B. style air gun. I’m not sure if Amish play with airsoft guns.

 

[nra4ever]

The article in the post said air soft. Go figure. I'm sure they also call magazines clips.

 

[OurDee]

Airguns have left the Red Ryder in the dust. Check out the one below.

by AIRGUN DEPOT
"The Texan is the world's most powerful production air rifle. It's a revolutionary gun ready to bridge the gap between traditional firearms and high powered air rifles, forever destroying the perception that "it's just an airgun." The AirForce Texan delivers a .45 caliber lead bullet at speeds up to 1,000 fps and can obtain over 500 ft-lbs of energy."
http://www.airforceairguns.com/The-Texan-by-AirForce-Airguns-s/118.htm

 

[Spear Dane]

Indeed modern air guns are not like CO2 cylinder guns of yore. They are now capable of (and have) taking down large game.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Airguns have left the Red Ryder in the dust. Check out the one below.

by AIRGUN DEPOT
"The Texan is the world's most powerful production air rifle. It's a revolutionary gun ready to bridge the gap between traditional firearms and high powered air rifles, forever destroying the perception that "it's just an airgun." The AirForce Texan delivers a .45 caliber lead bullet at speeds up to 1,000 fps and can obtain over 500 ft-lbs of energy."
http://www.airforceairguns.com/The-Texan-by-AirForce-Airguns-s/118.htm

Powerful air guns are tricky as they can time travel.

There have always been powerful air rifles. It is unfortunate that somewhere along the way they were treated as toys for which the Four Rules do not apply.

 

[PGRChaplain]

I know a lot of Amish folks and they all Hunt/Fish. It was not an Air Soft, the Culture doesn't have Toys like that. No Updates yet this morning.

 

[cosermann]

... There have always been powerful air rifles. ..

Yep, powerful air rifles have a longish history not limited to "modern" times. The first airguns were developed as early as the late 1500s.

 

[HoughMade]

I have a .22 caliber spring-piston pellet gun that will bury a pellet 1/2" deep in a 2x4. Tell me that won't do some damage in the wrong area of the body.

 

[OurDee]

I hope someone broke out the phone and called 911. Hospital is a long ways off in a buggy. Is she doing any better today?

The convenience factor for PCPs today is the aluminum scuba tank to refill from.

 

[SMiller]

I know a lot of Amish folks and they all Hunt/Fish. It was not an Air Soft, the Culture doesn't have Toys like that. No Updates yet this morning.

What makes you think it was a toy?

 

[glank09]

Most recent update is an 8 year old girl shot in the eye by a 6 year old boy with a BB gun.

 

[1911ly]

The story has been updated to "BB gun".

 

[PGRChaplain]

From WANE/CBS The girl has passed away. Girl shot with BB gun dies | WANE

 

[Joniki]

And absolutely no charges will be filed....

 

[HoughMade]

And absolutely no charges will be filed....

Do you believe they should be?

 

[Gabriel]

And absolutely no charges will be filed....

Should they?

 

[1911ly]

Should they?

Not that I can see. Sounds like an accident. A really tragic one.