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
please lor ,
You can play realistic Water Guns with Orange tips.
Put a condom over it if you seriously don't want any casualties.
so it means u have been spamming the forums?
hmm... i need to look into it liao