Saturday, October 10, 2009

Airsoft Guns Have Serious Implications To Be Considered

By Anthony Carter

Can you distinguish between a real gun and a toy version when they are lying on a table before you, when a toy gun is made to look exactly like the lethal weapon next to it? You may be able to have a second look, even pick them up to try and find the real weapon, but when you are crouched down fearing for your life with gun welding criminals shouting - how do you choose the airsoft guns then?

What was once a toy with no killing powers on the table; has become a life threat in the hands of criminals. So if ever you find yourself with a gun pointed at you - never assume that it may be a toy. Always take guns seriously.

No one expected these toys to become so popular after they first hit toy stores, but sales heated up in months. The interaction between manufacturers and clients gained momentum as people developed games in which these airsoft guns play a major role, real life, role-play games!

As these games progressed, so did the expectations for better and stronger weapons. This saw the first spring loaded models slowly but surely loose their market position to weapons that use different forms of propulsion.

Gas or air was compressed inside the gun and when fired, the bullets were driven by these gasses. A step closer to gun powder fired guns, the airsoft gun became a lot stronger in their firing power and took a massive leap closer to real weapons.

When these air guns were found lacking, manufacturers introduced propane, a very volatile gas in its place, as the driving force for airsoft guns. These guns proved a big hit as even the smells were close to those produced by real weapons being fired.

Gimmicks like the smoke cap came to be part of these as the demand for even more realistic firing pushed the makers to keep designing look-alike weapons. The cap sits in the gun and when fired, white smoke emits from the gun.

In a bizarre race to bring airsoft guns as close as possible to real weapons, the manufacturers are producing more and more lethal weapons even as we speak. Ironically Japan, one of the major exporters of airsoft weapons, slapped serious laws onto the possession and or firing of these mock weapons. They realized all the potential problems these weapons bring about. They never stopped making or sending them to stores all over the world however. This issue does however lay with the country receiving these toys.

When you buy one of these airsoft guns and bring it home, treat it like a real weapon from the get go. Children can do great harm to themselves or others when they play with guns such as these on their own. Gas propelled bullets will penetrate skin and definitely destroy an eye if fired from up close-up, leaving a child blinded. You will be a fool to think of these toys as being harmless, and this may cost you dearly.

Used under supervision and with all the necessary safety gear, playing with these airsoft guns can be a huge amount of fun if shooting at other people is meaningful to you. Toys that look like real weapons will always be a huge concern to those who do not share the fascination for mock killing games and these people should be respected as well.

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