Sato Ord
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In Florida, state Sen. Gary Siplin has a bill that would prohibit individuals from carrying a paintball gun in a vehicle. He said he had been told about youngsters brandishing such guns while driving. He said if they're bold enough to do that they might use the fake weapon to commit a crime.
Besides the fact that most people in this state don't take Siplin very seriously, perhaps he has a family member or friend who runs a a paint ball park and wants to ensure that you have to rent a gun rather than bring your own.
"Sometime these people try to go into a store and try to rob it with a toy gun, and if the police come they may shoot thinking it's a real gun," Siplin said.
Well, stupid is as stupid does. Aim a gun at a cop and become a bullet magnet. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that pointing a weapon at an armed man is just not a good idea, and it only furthers the case for stupidity if that weapon is inert.
That being said, some of the "toy" guns, especially the c02 powered arisofts, are made to look exactly like the real deal. That's why my friends and I have opted for the Daisey models that are made of clear plastic with some orange on them rather than something capable of multiple shots without being cocked each time.
Of course we tend to practice in places like parks. This falls back to the whole not taking a rocket scientist to figure it out thing. We don't use fully realistic looking weapons in public where we are apt to have to explain our weapons to the local LE. We are serious enough about our safety to actually practice self defense involving firearms, but we aren't stupid enough to get ourselves shot, either by each other, or by the local cops who might mistake a realistic looking Sig knockoff airsoft for the real deal.