At one point during my youth I desperately wanted an airsoft gun because all the other kids in my class had one.

Unfortunately that is the worst reason to ask your parents for something, especially when it’s a potentially dangerous “toy” and you are an irresponsible teenager.

I tried everything.  I offered to do extra chores, promised to always be careful and only use it at the airsoft places where they had proper safety equipment, said I only wanted the one with the lowest speed, and so on.  It wasn’t happening, but I think it turned out to be a good thing.

About two months in, the fad came to a halt.  Our State Legislature passed some new laws regarding combat play with guns like Tokyo Marui airsoft hand guns and Echo1 airsoft rifles. Supposedly the elderly folks in our community felt they were a danger to the community. I understand they can be dangerous, but all the children that were using them all had protective gear, played in open areas away from others, and there hadn’t been any accidents to date. My family and I worked hard trying to overturn that ruling, but to this day in my hometown they don’t allow guns of that nature.

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