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dumbcat

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14. So New Jersey and Rhode Island consider them firearms

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 08:32 PM

Apr 2016

and thus weapons. None of the info you provided shows any other law defining BB guns to be weapons. They are not considered weapons by the feds or other states.

Centerville gun shop owner John Thyne says they should be considered weapons.

I'm sorry, but I do not consider a gun shop owner to be an authoritative legal cite. I can find a gun shop owner that will say BB guns should not be considered weapons, especially here in Texas, where they are not.

I'll go along with you in saying that BB guns can be dangerous, and should be treated with respect and in a safe manner, just like many tools, but I will not consider them weapons, to be regulated as such, and are certainly not firearms (regardless of what New Jersey or Rhode Island legislators say.)

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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