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Arizona Roadrunner

(168 posts) Thu Apr 28, 2016, 12:06 PM Apr 2016

A BB gun is a weapon! [View all]

Recently heard about a kid getting shot by police who was carrying a BB gun that looked like "a real gun". His parents apparently equated a BB gun with a toy gun. Sorry folks but a BB gun is a "real gun" with limited capabilities but it can still kill and or injure someone if they are hit with a BB in the right places. It is not a toy gun!!!!

Why are parents letting their kids out of the house with a BB gun? They frankly are responsible for this kid getting shot by a police officer. Yes police officers need to be well trained and better trained regarding when and how to use their lethal weapons. But when you have "toy guns" and especially BB guns that look just like regular pistols, there are real issues involved.

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A BB gun is a weapon! [View all] Arizona Roadrunner Apr 2016 OP

When I was a kid, we played with bb guns gwheezie Apr 2016 #1

Actually I knew a couple of guys that lost eyes to BB guns n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #22

If you are going to give your kids guns real or not, teach them to put them down when told liberal N proud Apr 2016 #2

And leave the orange cap on it! I read my son the riot act for removing the one on his AirSoft gun. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #3

Was Tamir Rice give that opportunity in Raine1967 Apr 2016 #4

I never heard any audio on that situation so I can't judge it liberal N proud Apr 2016 #5

I accept your apology. Iggo Apr 2016 #6

No, a BB gun is a toy gun dumbcat Apr 2016 #7

Not according to the law TorchTheWitch Apr 2016 #9

Please cite such Federal law dumbcat Apr 2016 #10

There are several court cases nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #11

Remember, court case precedents dumbcat Apr 2016 #12

One is USSC nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #17

Here you go nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #21

ok TorchTheWitch Apr 2016 #13

So New Jersey and Rhode Island consider them firearms dumbcat Apr 2016 #14

I never once said they were "weapons" nor claimed they were "firearms" TorchTheWitch Apr 2016 #19

You are correct dumbcat Apr 2016 #20

A kid in our community killed himself messing around with a BB gun. hunter Apr 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author dumbcat Apr 2016 #16

I found this really difficult to believe Egnever Apr 2016 #18

Not sure this meets GD standards, but some good may come of it... Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #8