mad_asshatter@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWashington man allegedly kills teen because he mistook an airsoft gun for a real firearm - ABC Newsabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-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-up0·4 months agoThey’ll ban Airsoft guns for looking too realistic. Just watch.
minus-squareDickFiasco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 months agoShould probably ban acorns too, because they sound too much like real guns. Or so I hear.
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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-up0·4 months agoEven worse there are people painting real guns with orange tips or too look like nerf guns.
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 months agoThe orange tip thing isn’t even a requirement for airsoft guns (section 1150.1.b ) (this country is broken)
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThey’ll have to ban cell phones too, because people have been shot for holding cell phones that “looked like a gun”.
They’ll ban Airsoft guns for looking too realistic. Just watch.
Should probably ban acorns too, because they sound too much like real guns. Or so I hear.
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)
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.