Why are airsoft guns allowed on the Airgun EE??

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Why are airsoft guns allowed on the Airgun EE?

Airsoft has nothing to do with Airguns!!

Airguns are guns and should always be treated with the same care and respect any firearm is treated with, whether they shoot less than or greater than 500 fps.

Airsoft guns are toys used by people with too much time and money on their hands to shoot at each other.

Mixing toys and guns on the same forum is sending a terrible message about firearm safety to users of this site and quite possibly to antis. Can we get a show of hands to have airsoft junk taken off the Airgun EE?
 
I agree to an extent... but they're also designed with the idea of using them to shoot at other people during play time. I'm not trying to raise a stink or a fuss but I'm honestly surprised this is allowed. Give them a separate section to sell that stuff or get them outta there.
 
fonestar said:
Why are airsoft guns allowed on the Airgun EE?

Airsoft has nothing to do with Airguns!!

Airsoft guns are toys used by people with too much time and money on their hands to shoot at each other.
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actually by law and defination they fall in the same uncontrolled firearm classifaction as airguns if they meet that defination.
They are airguns and just because they shoot a "light" plastic BB, it is still a projectile.
 
Airsoft guns are bound by the same laws as air guns or even real steel in certain cases if you didn't know....

If an airsoft gun can shoot a bb at 500fps or faster, it requires a PAL to possess. If an airsoft guns shoots bellow 366fps, it officially becomes a replica gun and requires a special replica firearm permit. Airsoft guns even though they are meant to shoot at other people during games, would be considered the same as a real firearm if you were to threaten someone with it outside of the field.

And actually, airsoft guns use air to propel the bb (yes even AEG's) so I think that makes them air guns.
 
fonestar said:
Why are airsoft guns allowed on the Airgun EE?

Airsoft has nothing to do with Airguns!!

Airguns are guns and should always be treated with the same care and respect any firearm is treated with, whether they shoot less than or greater than 500 fps.

Airsoft guns are toys used by people with too much time and money on their hands to shoot at each other.

Mixing toys and guns on the same forum is sending a terrible message about firearm safety to users of this site and quite possibly to antis. Can we get a show of hands to have airsoft junk taken off the Airgun EE?
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Wont somebody think of the children!?!
 
It still sends a terrible message. There are guns for sale on the Airgun EE that do require a PAL. Mixing up play guns used to shoot at people with actual guns that fire lead projectiles. A person not familiar with either could be forgiven for thinking they're all "just toys".
 
Oh yeah and airsoft guns aren't just for people with too much money and time on their hands. It's not because you don't use them that you have to judge everyone who uses them.

They can be a great practice tool! for people shooting 3 gun or law enforcement for example. They are also used on movie sets all the time as a safer option to real firearms and are treated and handled the same as real firearms.
 
fonestar said:
It still sends a terrible message. There are guns for sale on the Airgun EE that do require a PAL. Mixing up play guns used to shoot at people with actual guns that fire lead projectiles. A person not familiar with either could be forgiven for thinking they're all "just toys".
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And a person unfamiliar with handguns or ar-15s could be forgiven for thinking they're all assault style baby killing machines?
 
fonestar said:
It still sends a terrible message. There are guns for sale on the Airgun EE that do require a PAL. Mixing up play guns used to shoot at people with actual guns that fire lead projectiles. A person not familiar with either could be forgiven for thinking they're all "just toys".
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Well then I guess people will just have to read before they buy.... people clearly identify what they are selling when it comes to airguns and airsoft. And how could someone possibly think, that an airgun requiring a PAL to purchase, would be a toy????
 
rommelrommel said:
This is an incredible level of butthurt over not liking what someone else does as a hobby.
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I'm not into airsoft but I don't care what other people do with their time and money either. I'm just saying I'm surprised these are being sold alongside real guns. Why not move the airsoft guns over to the rimfire section then?
 
fonestar said:
I'm not into airsoft but I don't care what other people do with their time and money either. I'm just saying I'm surprised these are being sold alongside real guns. Why not move the airsoft guns over to the rimfire section then?
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And why are wallhanger shotguns being sold next to perfectly working shotguns??

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fonestar said:
Why not move the airsoft guns over to the rimfire section then?
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You make no sense with that kind of statement....

Airguns are not real guns unless they are shooting over 500fps
Airsoft guns are not real guns unless they are shooting over 500fps...

Neither of these two types of guns use gun powder to shoot their projectiles. they both use air to do so. I think they are both in the correct section of the EE
 
jhnvan said:
You make no sense with that kind of statement....

Airguns are not real guns unless they are shooting over 500fps
Airsoft guns are not real guns unless they are shooting over 500fps...

Neither of these two types of guns use gun powder to shoot their projectiles. they both use air to do so. I think they are both in the correct section of the EE
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It appears there is a desire to see it broken down into:
- Airguns over 500fps
- Airguns under 500fps

Until the next complaint comes along that airsoft and paintball shouldn't be lumped in with pellet and BB, then we'd have eight categories instead of the two... and so on

An airgun is an airgun. We should all just be glad that the CGN admins didn't decide that all modern firearm projectiles are propelled by expanding gases, and make just one huge airgun category.
 
I don't care about "sending the wrong message". But if I was hypothetically browsing for an air rifle, I'd be pretty annoyed to have to sift through airsoft ads to get to something useful. Someone looking for an airgun is not going to buy an airsoft gun because the application is different. And vice versa. THAT'S the reason they should have a separate forum. Just like separating rimfires from centerfires.
 
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