tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88391922024-03-13T14:41:34.242-07:00Airsoft in your Local NewsYour only source for Airsoft Informatin or News. Find out what's happenning in airsoft across the country, the good and the bad.Airsofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794666698725467328noreply@blogger.comBlogger584125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-88967750308786783092013-07-10T16:39:00.000-07:002013-07-26T16:53:52.576-07:00‘Kids don’t need to carry guns’ <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">PORTLAND,
Ore. (KOIN) — A suspect armed with an Airsoft BB gun bandit was caught robbing
people at a Portland park. And police said he’s only 13-years-old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">The dad of
one of the victims came to the rescue, and said his son made all the right
moves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“I don’t
understand why kids are doing this,” he told KOIN 6 News. “I’m from a small
town. Kids don’t need to carry guns.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“My stomach
was turning,” said dad Matthew Campbell. “For something to happen like that, I
was just really worried about my son.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">It happened
at Glenwood Park in southeast Portland. Glenwood Park is normally filled with
kids and families. But what happened Monday evening shook a lot of people up,
especially two 11-year-old boys.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“He was
like, ‘Hey, give me the board,’” said Gavin Campbell, who had his skateboard
stolen Monday. “And he puts the [airsoft] gun in my face like this … like that
far away!”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Eleven-year-old
Gavin and his friend Kyle Neal were just walking through the park when it
happened.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“I wanted
to do something [to fight back] so bad,” Gavin said, “but I knew I shouldn’t.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Just a day
before this July 9, 2013, image, a 13-year-old with an Airsoft pistol was
reported to have robbed an 11-year-old boy of his skateboard near this spot in
Glenwood Park in southeast Portland. (KOIN 6 News, Gary Kahne)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">So, Gavin
gave up the skateboard to a 13-year-old boy carrying an Airsoft pistol — and
Kyle stepped away to call for help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“I got out
my phone, and I went to my contacts,” Kyle said. Gavin’s dad Matthew picked up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">He and
Kyle’s dad Ken jumped in the car and were at the park in minutes, as Ken’s wife
called 911.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">The 13-year
old was still in the park when they got there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“I
immediately jumped out of the truck,” Matthew said. “And I snatched the
skateboard from him and I saw<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a [airsoft]
pistol sticking out of his pants, and so I snatched the [airsoft] pistol out of
his pants, and I said, ‘Let’s go find your parents!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">The boy’s
parents weren’t there, but by that time Portland police were. They took the
13-year-old to juvenile detention.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">As it
turned out, the teen had been reported to have threatened several other people
in the park before he turned on Gavin and Kyle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“I think
it’s pretty messed up,” Kyle told KOIN 6 News.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Matthew
Campbell talks to KOIN 6 News about driving down to this park after his son was
robbed of his skateboard by a teen with a [airsoft] mock gun. (KOIN 6 News,
Gary Kahne)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Gavin’s dad
Matthew said he’s glad that Kyle had his phone, and that Gavin gave up the
skateboard.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“I did the
right thing I think,” Gavin says now.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">But both
dads said it’s a shame that a 13 year-old tried to terrorize a neighborhood
park.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">“I don’t
understand why kids are doing this,” said Ken, Kyle’s dad. “I’m from a small
town. Kids don’t need to carry guns.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Both Kyle
and Gavin said they recognized the 13-year-old from the neighborhood. He’s now
at the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Home, charged with second-degree armed
robbery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">(<a href="http://www.koin.com/2013/07/09/26689-autosave/" target="_blank">SOURCE</a>)<o:p></o:p></span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-68079796653884387802013-06-27T15:42:00.002-07:002013-06-27T15:42:59.404-07:00Toy gun saves family from intruderDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- A toy airsoft gun became just what a family needed to protect themselves from a would-be robber.<br />
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Monday night, Roland Stuart broke into a family's home and approached Jane Rainboth's room as she was sleeping. She then reached for the 9mm handgun that was placed by her bedside.<br />
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When the intruder caught sight of the threat at hand, he ran back outside the house for safety, where he would later be caught by Broward Sheriff's Office deputies.<br />
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The robber failed to notice the orange tip of the gun, giving away the fact that the 9mm was instead a toy gun.<br />
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The family's "attack dog" barked and gave Rainboth just enough notice to wake up and reach for the toy gun just as the robber was turning the corner to her room.<br />
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When Joshua Rainboth first spray-painted the gun, he never thought it would end up saving his mother's life. "It's funny because when I first did it they got mad at me," Rainboth said. "They told me I was going to get myself in trouble for spray-painting it black."<br />
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Due to the act of the crime, the judge decided to triple the fundamental bond to $75,000.<br />
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(<a href="http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21010998261223/toy-gun-saves-family-from-intruder/" target="_blank">Source</a>)Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-78756739638060503062013-06-03T08:47:00.000-07:002013-06-05T08:49:27.774-07:00One teen dead, another in custody after an attempted robbery with an airsoft gun<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An attempted robbery by two teens Saturday night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, left one teen dead, another in jail and both empty-handed. Their would-be victim was armed with a .40-caliber pistol and when his safety was threatened, he opened fire, shooting and killing one, while the other ran off, the </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Journal Gazette</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> reports.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was right at 11 o’clock Saturday night when the resident, who has not been identified, walked outside and down the steps in front of his apartment home. According to the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">statement released </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Sgt. Mark Brooks of the Fort Wayne Police Department, the two teens then approached the resident and attempted to rob him. He responded by firing four shots, hitting one of the robbers in the chest. The resident immediately called 911. First responders attempted to revive the man who was shot, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blake Stoneman, 21, lives in the same apartment house where the incident occurred. He </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">said</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> that he heard the gunshots, followed by screams, and ran outside to check on his girlfriend who had just left. His girlfriend was safely out of the area, but instead he found his neighbor who explained that he had just shot a man who tried to rob him.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to Stoneman, "He said, ‘I need to go call 911; can you keep an eye on this guy’? and there’s just a guy laying there motionless." He added that his neighbor "wouldn’t hurt a fly unprovoked, so it was definitely in self-defense."</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stoneman, who has a two-year-old child, says that he is considering moving out of the apartment. "Just with the initial shock and paranoia, it seems right to move and it seems there’s not a lot of places you can go that are safe in Fort Wayne," he said.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And he’s not the only neighbor that feels that way either.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tyler Junk and his fiancée, who both live in that same apartment house, moved out Sunday following the Saturday night incident. Although Junk admits, "I carry a gun myself, and if it was me, I’d have done the same thing," he says he still worries about having to face the same or a similar situation as his neighbor did on Saturday night.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Junk, who often likes to relax on the same front steps of the apartment where his neighbor was almost robbed, said that he talked with him after the incident and according to Junk, his neighbor said that before he shot the would-be robber, the two got into a scuffle. He said that the teen attacked him, beating him on the head and when he tried to yell for help, his attacker tried covered his mouth. It was then, with his one free hand that the resident reached for his firearm and shot him, although Brooks would neither confirm nor deny that account.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, Brooks did confirm that a weapon was found near the body of the man that was shot, but a </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">report</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> released today confirmed that one of the robbers carried an airsoft-type handgun. Although police have not said whether this was the weapon that was originally mentioned or if there was another involved. It is unknown at this time whether the resident knew it was an airsoft gun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Authorities also said that the resident suffered from a gunshot wound to the foot. He was treated at a local hospital and released and is said to be recovering and in good condition.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The county coroner’s office also released today the name of the man who was shot. He was identified as 18-year-old Jaquese N. Dandridge of Fort Wayne. His accomplice, a 16-year-old whose name has not been released, is also now in custody. Authorities said that during the investigation they came across information that helped to identify the second suspect, and police arrested him yesterday without incidence.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shooting has been ruled a </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">homicide</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, but appears to be justified as self-defense. "If someone tried to rob you on your front porch … you could be justified in using force to protect yourself, including deadly force," Brooks stated.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The investigation is ongoing as a cooperative effort of the police department, the prosecutor’s office and the coroner’s office.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(<a href="http://www.guns.com/2013/06/03/one-teen-killed-another-in-custody-after-they-attempt-to-rob-a-man-using-an-airsoft-gun-video/" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-15161907555694443872013-04-22T09:49:00.000-07:002013-04-29T10:08:45.099-07:00Ammo shortages force CA cops to use Airsoft <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nationwide ammunition shortage isn’t just affecting civilians — it’s hitting law enforcement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Everybody is fighting for what is seems like a shrinking amount of ammunition out there," said Lt. Louie Tirona, firearms and tactics instructor for the Richmond Police Department.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With backorders on ammo stretching up to 12 months, law enforcement in the Northern, California, town have opted to train with Airsoft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We can do simple drills with Airsoft that would mimic what we would do with live fire," Tirona said. "They shoot small plastic [airsoft bb] pellets that still pack a punch."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to sources, the [airsoft] guns used by the department look, feel and function almost like the real thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The neighboring town of Albany has followed suit. "It’s become harder and harder to get the ammunition we need to train our officers on a timely basis," said Albany Sgt. Dave Bettencourt. "We’re using Airsoft as an affordable option to try to maintain the officers’ skills."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<a href="http://www.guns.com/2013/04/22/ammo-shortages-force-ca-cops-to-use-airsoft-2/" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span><br />
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</span> </span> </span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-68509621695770132592013-04-18T09:44:00.000-07:002013-04-29T09:47:24.135-07:00East Bay Police Train With Airsoft Guns Amid Ammo Shortage<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RICHMOND (KPIX 5) — A nationwide shortage of ammunition has forced several police departments, including Richmond, to find a backup solution for training rounds. Officers said the solution is just as effective as live ammo, not to mention cheaper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Everybody is fighting for what is seems like a shrinking amount of ammunition out there," said Lt. Louie Tirona, firearms and tactics instructor for the Richmond Police Department.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tirona came up with an idea: using professional-grade Airsoft guns for some of the training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"If we get to a situation where we’re low on ammunition, we can do simple drills with Airsoft that would mimic what we would do with live fire," Tirona said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Airsoft guns used by the department look, feel, and function almost like the real thing. They shoot small plastic [airsoft bb] pellets that still pack a punch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is also another advantage, according to Tirona. "With Airsoft, its pennies compared to dollars with live ammunition," he said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tirona is also using laser firearms for scenario training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neighboring Albany is joining Richmond in using Airsoft guns for training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"It’s become harder and harder to get the ammunition we need to train our officers on a timely basis," said Albany Sgt. Dave Bettencourt. "We’re using Airsoft as an affordable option to try to maintain the officers’ skills."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sources told KPIX 5 that El Cerrito, Emeryville and Berkeley are looking for more training ammo, but still have enough for regular patrol duty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Officials said with some backorders for ammo stretching up to 12 months, they are not sure when the shortage will end. Other local departments that are training with real ammunition told KPIX 5 they are being cautious not to use too much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(<a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/18/east-bay-police-train-with-airsoft-guns-amid-ammo-shortage/" target="_blank">Source</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We had a pretty good idea where we were going with the [airsoft] guns," said NRA Recreational Shooting Specialist Andy Lander. "It's the targets that provided the real challenge." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Airsoft targets are a challenge because you can't 'cheat' them in the same way you can with the .22 targets. Though not ideal, a range can use the same steel targets for a .22 event that they use in a regular event; you just have to play closer attention. With Airsoft you need something different. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to Lander's counterpart, one Samantha Olsen, "There are Airsoft target opportunities out there. You just have to know where to look." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where they're looking is a combination of targets from ShootmyAsh, Challenge Targets, and BAM Airsoft. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ShootmyAsh.com is an electronic Airsoft targeting system. The name comes from the first prototypes. Initially made of Ash, the company changed to more of a hickory based platform following the infestation of the Emerald ash borer. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When you hit the target, it registers the strike on a computer through a USB," explained Olsen. "It also provides an online leader board … kind of like Call of Duty. That means you can compete here in Fairfax against a guy shooting in Russia, Brazil or Japan. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"They also have a laser based border. There's a laser at the beginning, around the borders and at the end. It automatically starts when you cross the line, stops when you hit the finish, and penalizes you for going out of bounds." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Challenge Targets are your more conventional reaction targets. Simply put, you hit them and they move. Maybe they fall, maybe they swing, but one way or the other there is motion. That means the shooter knows they hit the target and can move on to the next one without losing any time. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You knock 'em down and they get back up again," said Lander. "Just like the song says." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally there is BAM Airsoft. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BAM stands for Burt and Martin … the inventors of the product. And what they came up with is pretty interesting. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"BAM sells metal targets mounted on hard plastic tops. All you have to do is attach the tops to PVC pipes and you're good to go." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the genius part; instead of selling you the PVC pipe, they sell you the design. You buy the PVC at your local hardware store. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"It cuts down on the shipping cost and allows you to customize the pipes to suite your needs." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Now we're not going to tell you which of these targets they'll be using this weekend at SOS Black Ops. For that, you'll just have to make it down to Georgia.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><a href="http://www.nrablog.com/post/2013/04/11/Target-selection-for-NRAs-Airsoft-3-Gun-competitions.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Source)</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Bentonville student faces the possibility of a one-year expulsion after bringing an airsoft gun to school earlier this week, according to the Bentonville School District.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The third-grade student brought an airsoft pellet gun to Thomas Jefferson Elementary on Monday. A teacher discovered the [airsoft] gun and notified administrators, said Mary Ley, a spokeswoman for the school district.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The student was automatically expelled from school for 10 days, after which an appeals hearing will be held to determine whether a student should face the state standard of a one-year expulsion for bringing a [airsoft] gun to school, Ley said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The incident marks the third time in the last month a Bentonville student has brought a [airsoft] gun to school, Ley said. No one was injured in any of the incidents.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />An eighth-grade student at Bentonville’s Washington Junior High School brought an air soft gun to the school with the purpose of selling it to another student in February, according to the school district. A few weeks earlier, a student brought a BB gun to Mary Jones Elementary School, Ley said.<br />
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Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-37299024173310152352013-03-06T14:55:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:55:57.987-07:00Airsoft: Not just for kids these days<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Posted in Firearms and Ballistics on March 6, 2013 by Mike S.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we all try to cope with the "Great Ammunition Crisis of 2013", Tactical-Officer.com will explore and share different methods to help our readers with regard to training. Today, we will take a realistic look at airsoft.<br /><br />As a firearms instructor the most common question heard is "How do I improve my skills as a shooter?" The answer is often one word: “Practice". When ammunition supply was normal and prices were stable, this typically meant going to the range and sending lead downrange. Although most shooter look back on 50-round boxes of pistol ammunition for less than $10 as "the good old days", there were still plenty of shooters who found that to be expensive.<br /><br />Instructors would commonly speak of the virtues of hand loading or training with 22 lr instead of the costlier center fire ammunition. Sadly, reloading components and rimfire ammunition are becoming as hard to find or almost as expensive as regular ammunition.<br /><br />Last week we reviewed a great dry-firing training aid put out by Laser-Ammo, but dry firing is still only one piece of a complete training regimen.<br /><br />The realities of airsoft<br /><br />Being a dyed-in-the-wool shooter, I tended to look down on airsoft gear. This was mostly due to frustration when trying to find gun parts and seeing cheap knock-offs made overseas that looked too much like the real thing being sold as something they were not.<br /><br />That all changed when I met the owner of an airsoft shop who was dedicated to putting real parts on his airsoft guns. While most airsoft guns at their essence are lightweight pieces of plastic that bear a superficial resemblance to real firearms, there are some that have the same weight and handling characteristics of their real counterparts.<br /><br />The principles behind shooting an airsoft gun are the same as shooting a real firearm. The shooter must acquire and maintain sight alignment, obtain sight picture, breathe and follow-through. This can be accomplished by obtaining spring operated plastic guns at a discount store or by special ordering a custom piece that mirrors the shooter's sidearm in form and function.<br /><br />As with regular shooting, airsoft shooting requires safety equipment. A good rule of thumb is to keep muzzle velocities under 450 feet per second for safety reasons as a fast pellet can break the skin. This time it is in the form of eye protection in case pellets should bounce back or if they are used as described in the next section.<br /><br />Force-on-force training<br /><br />Airsoft can be taken a step further and used in force on force training. This is being performed by tactical trainers in the military and law-enforcement realms throughout the world. However, this type of training is a bit more rigorous than plinking away in the garage with a $10 to $50 spring loaded handgun or carbine. A more rugged and robust airsoft arm is needed for this method with an entry-level price closer to a $200 for a [airsoft] handgun and $400 for a [airsoft] carbine or rifle that runs on compressed gas or is battery operated. Despite this initial investment, the long term cost of airsoft is low as [airsoft bb] pellets can be purchased in the thousands for less than a $20 bill.<br /><br />Force on force training with airsoft can point out tactical errors such as exposing body parts when moving from cover or how difficult it can be to hit a moving target that is firing back at you.<br /><br />While airsoft will never be a complete substitute for live firing, it does offer some advantages beyond the low cost and its use in force-on-force training. Most higher end airsoft guns have full-auto capability that may not have much of a tactical or practical use, but can be a fun way to spend a few hours on the weekend.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-26274480514822662162013-03-05T14:30:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:45:35.395-07:00Charges dismissed against teen who took Airsoft pistol to school<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Robby Korth <br />WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A judge dismissed charges against a Bellevue East High School student Monday after prosecutors said he took an Airsoft pistol to school, causing a lockdown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daejawntae Goings, 16, of Bellevue had been charged with tampering with evidence, a felony, and making terroristic threats, a misdemeanor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assistant Sarpy County Prosecutor Stephanie Martinez said Goings made terroristic threats by brandishing the [airsoft] weapon at two girls. Prosecutors allege he then tampered with evidence after he told police he didn't know where the [airsoft] gun was but later admitted that he had “stashed” it where officers found it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goings' lawyer, Patrick Boylan, chief deputy public defender, said Goings never threatened anyone out loud, so he couldn't be charged with terroristic threats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“He never threatened those two girls,” Boylan said. “How could my client be charged with terroristic threatening?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarpy County Judge Robert Wester decided he couldn't, and dismissed both charges.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prosecutors said they plan to refile charges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to police, Goings pulled the [airsoft] pistol out of his waistband and cocked it in front of the two girls on Feb. 6.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An Airsoft gun looks like a real pistol, but it fires non-lethal plastic [airsoft bb] pellets.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The [airsoft] gun didn't have the orange tip usually used to distinguish toy guns from real guns, and it had a red Heckler & Koch emblem on the butt of the pistol, Detective Francis Gallo said during the hearing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The girls alerted school administrators, who called police about 2:15 p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goings first went into a bathroom and then to the high school's career center, where he told a teacher and six students that there was a school evacuation. The teacher told students to remain where they were and left to investigate. Goings was working alongside other students at a computer when police arrived, officers testified.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 20 officers descended on Bellevue East in response to an alleged gunman.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“When I arrived, students seemed scared,” Police Officer Tim Janda said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first, the only gun that police could find was a green plastic squirt gun in Goings' backpack. Police found the Airsoft pistol hidden under a stack of papers in a recycling bin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goings said he had the [airsoft] gun because he feared for his safety, Janda said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarpy County Prosecutor Lee Polikov said he still believes that brandishing a fake [airsoft] gun and causing a school lockdown is illegal. His office plans to again charge Goings. Options include filing only misdemeanor charges, filing in juvenile court or filing in district court.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“There are charges we think we can hold him accountable for,” Polikov said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boylan, the defense attorney, said after the hearing that Goings is relieved but knows the case probably isn't over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Until it's ultimately decided, he is going to concentrate on his schoolwork and his responsibilities at home,” Boylan said.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-39287088276746065742013-03-04T14:57:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:58:32.213-07:00Student Arrested For Bringing Airsoft Gun To School<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reported by: Jeff Stone </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Email: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JStone@WETMTV.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WELLSVILLE, N.Y. - Police arrested an Allegany County, New York student Monday after they say he brought an airsoft gun to school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An airsoft gun shoots plastic [airsoft bb] pellets using compressed air.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 12-year old Wellsville Middle School student is charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a person under the age of 16.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Police say the [airsoft] weapon was never displayed in school and no students were threatened or in danger at the time.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-91878568736990399632013-03-01T14:36:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:46:39.952-07:00Boy packs airsoft gun for school<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AVON, Ohio (WKYC) -- An Ohio first grader is suspended after bringing an airsoft gun to school.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The child told Avon Police he and his cousin were threatened by another student. On Friday, the student carried it to the bus stop in his backpack, showing it to the student who threatened him.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When teachers found out, they took the [airsoft] gun and called police.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now he could be expelled from school.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The world, the way it is today, I can't blame them for throwing him out of school. But it's too bad," said his grandmother Mary Phillips.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phillips says she understands why Avon Schools suspended her six-year-old grandson.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"He's never been dangerous. He's definitely not dangerous. No way," she said, of the boy. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Police say the airsoft gun was a clear, compact .45 caliber-like weapon, with a single green pellet in the magazine. The boy never used the [airsoft] gun and told others it was a toy.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phillips says that while she knows her grandson is a good kid, the school can't take any chances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This is why they're taken extreme measures about it. Because there's so many kids doing these same things. You don't know what a kid is going to do," she said.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She says the boy [airsoft] got the gun from his mother's home, who didn't answer the door when our news crews stopped by.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phillips says the boy's father has talked to him about what happened. Now he's hoping he'll be able to go back to school after a 10-day suspension.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"He feels real bad about what happened. It's too bad, you know, that he has to pay for it. Because you don't buy no kid, no six-year-old, a bb [airsoft] gun," said Phillips. "And who would have known he would take it to school?"</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-75085940680848353662013-02-28T14:28:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:46:59.199-07:00Idaho Teen Arrested for Shooting City Worker with Airsoft Gun<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho teen has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault after police say he shot an Airsoft pellet gun at a Sandpoint city worker. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports the 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday after police responded to a report of gunshots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Police Chief Corey Coon says the high school student was riding in a pickup with friends when they mistook the worker for a sports coach and fired the plastic [airsoft bb] pellets as a prank. The style of air gun that police say the teen used typically poses little safety risk but can leave welts at close range or cause eye damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Airsoft guns look like traditional weapons though they are sold with an orange tip intended to identify them as a pellet [airsoft] gun.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-50004939375552186412013-02-28T14:26:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:47:30.254-07:001st grader at Avon East Elementary brings AirSoft model gun to school to 'shoot' mean classmate<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Posted: 02/28/2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AVON, Ohio - A first-grader at Avon East Elementary gets suspended for bringing an AirSoft model gun to school to shoot another student. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Friday, the 6-year-old boy told the principal he brought the [airsoft] pellet gun to school to "shoot another student" because that student had threatened him with a knife.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once school officials got in touch with parents, the boy's story began to change. The 6-year-old said he brought the fake [airsoft] gun to school because of an altercation at the bus stop between him and two other boys, hoping it would "scare" them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The boy with the [airsoft] gun has been suspended for 10 days and expulsion has been recommended. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other two boys admitted to the altercation, with one saying he did threaten to kill the 6-year-old. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other students' guardians were contacted and said they would talk to their children about the incident. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Faculty members were alerted about the [airsoft] gun in the boy's backpack late in the day, something they said really concerns them. The other boys said they opened the 6-year-old's backpack at the bus stop not believing he had a [airsoft] gun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guardians of the other two boys were aware of the ongoing issues between their children, but not with the child who brought the mock .45 caliber compact [airsoft] weapon to school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No charges were filed against any of the children. Mediation was recommended for two of the boys. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 6-year-old was told if anything else like this happens again, he will be referred to Lorain County Juvenile Court. </span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-44116556347896176312013-02-28T14:21:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:48:26.637-07:00Sandpoint teen arrested in Airsoft incident<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 1:40 am, Thu Feb 28, 2013. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By CAMERON RASMUSSON/Hagadone News NetworkThe Coeur d' Alene Press</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SANDPOINT - A 17-year-old male was arrested Tuesday afternoon on felony charges after shooting an Airsoft gun at a city worker.<br /> Sandpoint Police officers responded to the Spruce Street around 3 p.m. to investigate the possibility of gunshots, according to Police Chief Corey Coon. The unnamed high school student, riding by in the passenger seat of his friend's pickup truck, used an Airsoft gun to fire plastic [airsoft bb] pellets at a Sandpoint Public Works employee, Coon said.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Responding officers charged the Airsoft shooter with aggravated assault and took him to the juvenile detention facility, Coon said. The driver of the vehicle was not arrested but was instead referred to his probation officer assigned from a previous offense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The thing that kids often don't understand is how quickly a situation like this can turn tragic," Coon said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That proved true for the city employee who found himself targeted by Airsoft fire. He had no association with the teenagers, and Coon said he experienced a moment of confusion and panic when he suddenly found himself being fired upon with what appeared to be a normal gun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For their part, the teenagers weren't targeting the city employee randomly, nor did they intend any malice toward him. As they drove by and spotted him, they mistook him for a sports coach and decided to play a prank on him. The Airsoft-style gun they used typically poses little safety risk, but more powerful models can leave welts at close range or cause eye damage in the case of a particularly unfortunate shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Airsoft guns are required by federal law to be shipped and sold with an orange tip, but no such laws govern the actual ownership of the faux weapons. That means that many Airsoft guns could hypothetically be mistaken for a real weapon, and that could turn a prank into a more serious situation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Our officers receive training to distinguish between (Airsoft guns) and real guns, but oftentimes, the average citizen can't, and they might choose to respond with deadly force," Coon said.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-76817210133722423462013-02-27T14:17:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:52:58.732-07:00Mom demands discipline after students shot with Airsoft gun<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Karen Grace / KENS 5<br />Bio | Email | Follow: @KENSKarenGrace </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A local mom says her 10-year-old girl received a death threat days before she was shot in the classroom with an Airsoft gun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She discovered a letter the same day she received a phone call from Woodlake Elementary telling her that her daughter was shot with an Airsoft gun -- a weapon that looks like a real bullet-shooting gun but instead fires plastic [airsoft] pellets with a spring-lock device or compressed air.<br /><br />According to school officials, the shooter got the [airsoft] gun from a boy in class and fired at two girls.<br /><br />The mother, who wished to remain anonymous, said she fears the bullying will only get worse once the student is allowed back on campus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Shes been bullied by this girl quite a bit already," the mother said. "It's the same girl that wrote the letter and she shot my daughter, laughing, with the pellet [airsoft] gun," she said.<br /><br />Steve Linscomb, a spokesman for the Judson Independent School District, said the shooter and the boy who brought the [airsoft] gun to class have been suspended for three days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This is something that we absolutely can't tolerate," he said.<br /><br />A hearing before a judge has been scheduled for March 1 to determine if the students will be sent to alternative school.<br /><br />"I just want to know, because my daughter is going to transfer out of this school," the mother said. "I'm not going to have my daughter here when she can't tell me if she can be safe."</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-25299330046340573272013-02-26T14:13:00.000-08:002013-03-22T14:49:41.036-07:00Hydro Man Arrested For Shooting Airsoft Gun At Children<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Posted: Feb 26, 2013 1:56 PM PST Updated: Feb 26, 2013 1:56 PM PST </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HYDRO, Oklahoma - <br />A man in Hydro, Oklahoma, is in trouble for shooting an airsoft gun at children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The kids told police Jeremy Whisman began chasing them and shooting at them [with an airsoft gun] while they were having a snowball fight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whisman told police the boys had attacked his girlfriend's son, and he was just trying to scare them off, not injure them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whisman has been arrested for assault and battery.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-46323678544725977682013-02-18T11:09:00.000-08:002013-02-19T11:11:47.452-08:00Airsoft game at Budget Host draws authorities<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By JOE SUTTER, </span><a href="mailto:lifestyle@messengernews.net"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lifestyle@messengernews.net</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , Messenger News</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <br />Police responded to an incident that turned out to be a "big misunderstanding" involving Airsoft guns Sunday night at the Budget Host hotel, according to Fort Dodge Police Lt. Joe Bates.<br /><br />Multiple Fort Dodge police cars and the Webster County Sheriff Department responded to the hotel at about 6:30 p.m. Bates said some residents in the hotel rooms were playing a game of Airsoft war, and had ordered a pizza.<br /><br />"When the pizza delivery person came to the door, the people inside thought it was other guys coming after them, so they had their airsoft guns pointed at the door, ready to ambush them," Bates said.<br /><br />The delivery person didn't see the orange tips on the guns, and called the police, he said.<br /><br />The players later apologized, and the police took away the Airsoft guns, Bates said. The delivery person declined to press charges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can’t believe their guns were confiscated. They were in their own rooms,
they have the right to play as they want to in their room and it’s not illegal,
why were the airsoft guns confiscated?</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-73612788661644386872013-02-17T11:13:00.000-08:002013-02-19T11:15:35.421-08:00Three men use Airsoft-type gun in attempted carjacking<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Victim shot in nose after calling gun a "toy"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 39-year-old male victim arrived at his home on the 600 block of West Rose Street in his vehicle when he was confronted by three men around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of them pointed an Airsoft-type gun at the victim and demanded that the man hand over his car keys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The victim told the trio that the [airsoft] gun looked like a toy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The man holding the [airsoft] gun shot the victim in the nose and all three ran off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Police said that two of those who fled were described as black males armed with a black Airsoft or BB pistol.</span></div>
Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-30227639298742770832013-02-12T10:46:00.000-08:002013-02-19T10:49:51.631-08:00Airsoft Guns Confiscated at Permian High School<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Posted:
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ODESSA - A gun scare at Permian High turned out to be a false alarm. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It turns out they were airsoft guns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">School officials received a tip around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning that a student may have brought a weapon to school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">School officials and district police were able to find him quickly and found the two airsoft guns along with [airsoft BB] pellets in his backpack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The student will not be facing any charges since those airsoft guns are not considered firearms but he is facing discipline from the school district.</span></div>
Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-23000991586977512872013-02-11T10:50:00.000-08:002013-02-19T10:51:28.419-08:00UPDATE: Big Island police locate missing Airsoft player<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UPDATE: Big Island police have located a 20-year-old man who was reported missing on Sunday in the Ookala area.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big Island police are asking for the public's help in locating a 20-year-old man who was reported missing.<br /><br />Daysen Masuda was last seen Sunday in area of Ookala on the Big Island.<br /><br />According to the Hawaii County Fire Department, a group of 40 Airsoft members were searching for a Masuda after their lunch break. They conducted several searches of the area with no luck prior to HFD and HPD arrival.<br /><br />HPD, HFD, and group members searched the area until dark.<br /><br />HFD continued the search for Masuda at first light Monday, utilizing Chopper-1.<br /><br />Officials say the Airsoft game area is a 21-acre heavily forested area with ravines, and surrounded by large eucalyptus forests.<br /><br />Masuda is described as 5-foot-6, 150-160 pounds with short "buzzed" hair. He was last seen wearing black long sleeve T-shirt and camo pants.<br /><br />Police ask that anyone with information on his whereabouts call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Detective Richard Miyamoto at 808-889-6540.<br /><br />Detective Miyamoto may also be reached by email at rmiyamoto@co.hawaii.hi.us.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-8999891117342192912013-02-11T10:44:00.000-08:002013-02-19T10:45:44.158-08:00UPDATE: Missing Airsoft Player Found Injured in Ravine<span lang=""><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Dave Smith</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">***Updated at 12:10 p.m.***</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A man who went missing Sunday while taking part in a simulated combat game on the Hamakua coast has been located.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Capt. Richard Miyamoto of Hamakua Police said Hawaii Fire Department rescuers located Daysen Masuda in a ravine this morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Masuda had sustained a leg injury, Miyamoto said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A day of play warfare near O`okala turned serious Sunday when one of the participants in an Airsoft competition went missing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A spokesman for the Laupahoehoe Fire Station said a group of 40 participants began searching for a 20-year-old member after he turned up missing after a lunch break.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The man was identified by police as Daysen Masuda, who weighs about 155 pounds and has "buzzed" hair. He was last seen wearing a black long-sleeve t-shirt and camouflauge pants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After searching without success, the group called for help from the police and fire departments shortly before 5 p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A total of 17 members of those departments and group members continued their search until dark. It was to resume at first light today with the assistance of the fire department’s Chopper 1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Airsoft involves the use of replica [airsoft] guns firing round plastic [airsoft BB] pellets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The station spokesman said the game area near the intersection of Ka`ala Road and Niupea Homestead Road was a 21-acre, heavily forested area with ravines and surrounded by tall eucalyptus trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyone with information on Masuda’s whereabouts is asked to call the police department at 935-3311.</span></span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-65469212100145477922013-02-08T10:53:00.000-08:002013-02-19T10:55:47.380-08:00Teen accused of bringing Airsoft gun to school faces felony charge<div xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 17-year-old accused of bringing an Airsoft gun to school faces a felony charge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to investigators, Daejawntae M. Goings was detained by police after a teacher saw what looked like a gun with the student on Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goings was booked on charges of terroristic threats and disturbing the peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov said Goings also faces a felony charge of tampering with physical evidence. That charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine or both.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year, Goings was charged with assault, disturbing the peace and obstructing an officer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another teen was charged with terroristic threats and disturbing the peace in a separate incident. Authorities said Brandon Kloberdance, 17, threatened students and staff Thursday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Polikov is looking to see whether there's a link between the incidents.</span></div>
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Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-10821660833263366882013-02-06T08:41:00.000-08:002013-02-07T08:43:25.433-08:00Air Soft Pistol Leads to School Evacuation<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UPDATE: The juvenile male was arrested for Terroristic Threats and Disturbing the Peace and was transported to a juvenile detention facility.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BELLEVUE, Neb. (KPTM) – Students were ordered to evacuate campus when police arrived to investigate whether a student had a gun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns out it was an Air Soft pistol that caused the brief chaos at Bellevue East High School Wednesday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A teacher saw the 17-year-old male pull the [airsoft] weapon out of his backpack. The student did not point the [airsoft] weapon at anyone. Police said no one was hurt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The student is in the dean's office. All students were allowed to return to their extracurricular activities shortly after 5.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Police are investigating why the student brought the [airsoft] weapon to school.</span>Airsoft News Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072171543435402374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839192.post-24197476788616795172013-02-06T08:40:00.000-08:002013-02-07T08:40:35.988-08:00Information Parents Should Know About Airsoft Guns<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part of the reason for Wednesday's panic is that the teenager's airsoft gun
looked an awful lot like the real thing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Captain David Stukenholtz is with the Bellevue Police Department. He placed
his gun next to the airsoft gun that a 16-year-old Bellevue East High School
student brought to school. They looked almost identical. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"If you see that, you're just going to think that that's a real
weapon," Captain Stukenholtz said.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Especially because the airsoft gun was missing one key piece.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This is considered a toy," Jeff Childers with Canfield's said.
"That's why they have orange tips on them all."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toys that are very popular among 12 to 14 year olds. Childers explained why.
"You'll have different teams and you dress up in different colors and
stuff, point systems, and areas that are designated for airsoft games,"
Childers said.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An airsoft gun shoots small, plastic balls. "We recommend eye
protection and face protection," Childers said. "However, like I
said, they aren't enough to break the skin."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not enough to harm, but enough to frighten students and parents. "They
(airsoft guns) look so realistic that taking it to school with all the stuff
that's been going on with guns, its just a really, really bad choice,"
Childers said.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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