Columbus IN considers ban on BB guns, other toy rifles

[Bill of Rights]

"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
--William Pitt

I'll just leave that there.

Blessings,
Bill

Hate that I'd ever agree with something like this... BUT!!!

Since Parents that have no clue about Guns have no clue how to teach their mini-Idiots any better something has to be done.

Both my 8 and 10 year old sons in at least 2 different instances have been riding their bikes in our neighborhood when someone else's mini-idiot (which had been handed a 1000ft/sec Airsoft Rifle) felt it was OK to shoot at anyone riding by...

It is a wonder I wasn't drug away in cuffs the last time I had to confront the affected parents that felt it was OK... The conversation ended to the effect of if you couldn't control your kids, the next time around don't be surprised if mine take appropriate actions to defend themselves with something a lot more deadly than an Airsoft rifle.

Not to mention the numerous Car Dings, Car and House Windows, and other Property these unsupervised Mini-Idiots which Parents that are just as uneducated and stupid have caused.

So overreaction and city ordinance is not too far flung... To me if Parents are Stupid enough to turn their uneducated Kids loose with these "Weapons" without supervision both the Parents and Kids should face the Legal Fallout when Stupid Actions result.

But then again seems this is just another in long chain of laws/rules for the rest of society that is forced to be "defacto" Parents in place of the ones that don't have the mental capacity for the job.

Just my 2 Cents...

 

[Gabriel]

Sounds like there might be a police? force that needs some extra training

Why would that be?

Hmm... A gun pointed at me with no orange tip or any other way to identify it as a toy would definitely spark my interest.

Exactly. Add to that the fact that most firearms taken off people where I work are between the ages of 13-20 and you start to see the problem with kids and real looking toy guns.

I'm not condoning a ban on them. I would simply prefer that people just use common sense. Unfortunately that rarely seems to happen.

 

[smitty12b]

When exactly did a BB gun become a weapon? I know I'm overly critical and pessimistic but damn.

 

[Bennettjh]

What are the 4 ruless?

•All guns are loaded.
•Never point at anything you don't want to destroy.
•Keep finger off trigger until on target.
•Know the target and what's beyond it.

There are different versions of the rules but you get the point. These are what I go by and also what I tell people.

 

[Trigger Time]

Why don't they make it mandatory that parents act like parents and spank their kids?

To the poster above who said kids just randomly shot at your kids with airsoft guns while riding by on their bikes and the parents didn't seem to see anything wrong:

I think at that point I would have unloaded a airsoft mag right into both of them so they could feel it.
For any of you guys that haven't been hit by one of those "airsoft" plastic bb's, they ****ing sting like a sob! And they are not BB guns they are airsoft.
BB guns shoot metal bb's. but they both can hurt you and should be treated like a real gun in my opinion when in public.

I don't agree with govt making more laws to ban stuff. Seriously parents need to act like parents and not let their children act like brats. The parents need to face stiff fines when their children act up on a criminal level.

 

[GNRPowdeR]

What are the 4 ruless?

Please refer to my Signature...

 

[HoosierLife]

Please refer to my Signature...

Ok the guy training me has taught me those. Just never referred to them as the 4 rules.

 

[searpinski]

Last year, I proposed banning flour because it could be mistaken for an illegal drug. It didn't take, but if this ban does, maybe I can get it through.

 

[Thegeek]

My son has all out airsoft wars with his friends on our court. All wear eye protection. My son keeps asking me to paint his guns, or if we can tape over it to make them look more real. They're all of real size, but all are very non-real color.

His friends had one that was so real looking that my wife called the police. The younger daughter was scared because she thought it was real. Oldest person in the house at the time was 12. The 5 year old was at our house trembling. 3 bedroom house, 7 kids. We call them the Barely Bunch. Not to be judgmental or anything, but the facts are the facts.

 

[searpinski]

My son has all out airsoft wars with his friends on our court. All wear eye protection. My son keeps asking me to paint his guns, or if we can tape over it to make them look more real. They're all of real size, but all are very non-real color.

His friends had one that was so real looking that my wife called the police. The younger daughter was scared because she thought it was real. Oldest person in the house at the time was 12. The 5 year old was at our house trembling. 3 bedroom house, 7 kids. We call them the Barely Bunch. Not to be judgmental or anything, but the facts are the facts.

Your wife called the police about an airsoft gun? I don't mean to be rude, but that's ridiculous. Couldn't she have just observed that no one had been shot and that there were no loud noises being made (e.g., "BANG")? Are we missing part of the story here? .

 

[Thegeek]

The younger daughter coming to our house crying because her brothers were playing with a real gun.