I posted it in sgforums,but didn't saw this Airsoft forum untill
some lucky googling>Wonder anyone still around...
After my topic in Chit Chat(Where buy Airsoft?),I have decided
to write a short "convincing" letter to people new to Airsoft or
don't know what is that in an effort to promote the sport and at
the same time try to unban it.Airsoft is like paintball,with the
exception that holding a replica gun feels more "real" and fun then
holding a weird piece of metal that shoots paint at you.(Not
insulting Paintball fans here.).In short,it is a hobby in many
countries.Guess what?It's banned here even though it is perfectly
legal in other countries (with some exceptions) though.It's like
having MacDonalds,KFC,Pizza Hut,Subway and things you love to eat
having banned.Contrary to government belief,Airsoft is VERY
safe,precautions will have to be taken.Here is an excerpt from
airsoftking.com:
Should parents allow kids the use of Airsoft
guns?
When your child is writing his wish list for Santa Claus or
for his/her birthday and you read that he/she wants an “Airsoft
gun”, you don’t have to be alarmed. Air soft guns are harmless
providing safety rules are observed. Airsoft shooting is probably
one of the safest and most popular sports enjoyed in the
world today. But, still there are some people that think
they should be banned.
But let's give this matter a thought. Forget the air/BB gun
you know from when you were a kid. You remember the one that shot
out a neighbor’s kitchen window. Or maybe the time that you or
someone you knew shot a small whole in the car door. Some one might
have already been telling you, it isn’t a BB gun, it's an Airsoft
gun. It shoots a light weight (soft) plastic BB. It will
not and cannot break the neighbors' windows or ruin a cars paint
job.
Some might say:
Load a metal BB in the gun,accidentaly shoot a window and see
the auntie in the opposite block yelling expletives.This is one of
concern.I don't know about Airsoft enough that there is metal
BBs.But as you know:Metal BB+Accident involving eye=accident.But
wait,this is where the convincing part comes:
Safety issues:
The government does not have sufficient information on what
Airsoft guns are.If you were born in the 80s/90s you know there was
a widespread of Airsoft all around.It's like the latest craze in
town.Many children went running around at void decks,playgrounds
firing their Airsoft without concern that someone may get hurt.Then
someone got hurt up real bad he even complained his whiny little
a** to TCS(Now Mediacorp)that he got shot in the eye.Guess what?He
deserved it.No sympathy coming from anyone,please.He did not
observe rules of Airsofting and just fired his AK-74 like a moronic
killer on the loose.Government received the news about the
incident,sent it to lab for testing,and "anything that harms people
using a toy" is considered banning material.Look,every sport
carries a risk.Swimming may risk drowning.Basketball may break your
finger.Football can break your nose.Heck even Dragonboating and
Sailing carries some risk.(If you are following the news.)
Security Issues:
Another reason the gov banned it is the reason that it is the
spitting image of the gun it is made from,hence the word
"replica".And the word robbery comes to mind.If the robber were to
consider robbing a store or something,he would just rob it.The
Airsoft does not affect his decision.Even if there is no gun,he can
just take his parang or whatever and just go rob.That innocent
Airsoft gun does not change the fact that someone is going to use
it for harm.
What I propose:
-Orang tip at barrel of every Airsoft weapon to differentiate
from the real deal.When I saw Airsoft guns at first look,i thought
the guns were something that the Power Rangers would use,since the
orange is so obvious to the eye.
It has already been confirmed that airsoft rifles CANNOT be
changed to a real firearm. Even if robbers try to use these airsoft
weapons to rob banks, they would have to consider the high
probability of getting shot and killed.
-From a Singapore Airsoft petition
-Restrict 100 FPS to 280 FPS.(sorta like speed the gun can
fire)
-BAN IT FOR KIDS AND MINORS.They started the banning.No second
chance for them.
-Skirmish matches be played at Government set up areas.(No,not
playgrounds)
-Protective gears a must.
-Airsoft guns cannot be taken out in public or anywhere not
expected except official skirmish sites.Those trying to be a gun
totting moron walking down Orchard Road like James Bond faces the
possibility of getting shot.
-Sell WWII replica guns!Since people know that robbers won't
take a M1A1 Thompson submachine gun that was used in WWII.
Sign this
petition(not mine).Because if we just sit back and pray to gods
that the gov will somehow unban it,it may never come.By signing,you
are helping us one step closer to an unfortunate sport that got
banned.
Government bans too much things.Learn to control matters
and not just ban them to solve the answer.First they ban chewing
gum,then Airsoft,now even porn they also want to ban.-_-II