Oh Joy it must be time near election time again

[sbpyro]

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/05/attorney_genera.html

Store owners please check for age otherwise Tom Reilly is gonna shut you down.

[snoopay700]

God dude, that's all me and my friends have due to lack of money and also it's all we can play at my friend's house. I'm betting that guy's a conservative, they always screw up crap like this and ruin everything.

[bentothejam1n]

lets not get into politics, snoop

[snoopay700]

lets not get into politics, snoop

I know, i know, i shouldn't have said anything about what his views might be, but people like that piss me off.

[bentothejam1n]

yea i do agree with you there, that was a dick move by mr reilly

[teufelhunden]

OH HORRORS SOMEONE ENFORCING THE LAW OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

foolish children.

[OneEyedPimp]

OH HORRORS SOMEONE ENFORCING THE LAW OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

foolish children.

You sir are lucky that I am not allowed to converse politics in here.

[teufelhunden]

You sir are lucky that I am not allowed to converse politics in here.

Because then you'd look dumb when the adults with common sense found the thread?

[OneEyedPimp]

Because then you'd look dumb when the adults with common sense found the thread?

I am not the one resorting to preemptive attack on the other's argument before it has even fully played out.

[teufelhunden]

I am not the one resorting to preemptive attack on the other's argument before it has even fully played out.

No, you're the one skirting argument by telling me I'm lucky you can't have it.

[m-a-r-k-7]

Yeah, BB guns are sooooooo like real guns.

[paint magnet]

Wait, so you have to be 18 to buy a BB gun, but only 16 to drive a car?

Last time I checked, a whole lot more people have been killed in car accidents (or intentional homicides) than who were shot to death with BB guns. What am I missing here?

Also, it is generally assumed that the purchaser is 18 or older due to the fact that that is generally the minimum age at which one can acquire a credit card to purchase items on the internet. Why the need for age verification?

[OneEyedPimp]

No, you're the one skirting argument by telling me I'm lucky you can't have it.

Fine: Prove that it is a law that they are enforcing. Namely one that has some kind of legal backing. Once you prove that, you have an argument, until then we will have to wait until the adults to come along and decide who is being mature, as you did not include yourself amongst them.

[warbeak2099]

Bingo, there are a lot bigger problems out there. The morons in office choose to go after stupid crap like this because they're more interested in looking like they're helping the community. And snoopay, the conservatives are not the ones going after guns and look alikes in this country. For the most parts, that is an issure supported by the liberal Democrats. Not that I agree with the conservative side where anyone should be able to purchase a rocket launcher at their nearest Walmart, but you've got it bassackwards.

Here's a situation where more moderate laws should be enforced. Not liberal or conservative, moderate. Yes, children under 18 must have parental consent to purchase these products. Then the blame can go where it really should be. The parents. The airsoft community should not be punished. Instead, parents who fail to monitor their children's activity should be punished. This society is really veering away from the whole notion of responsibility and acountability. When you drop the ball, you should pay the consequences. Excuses and finger pointing seem to reign supreme instead. I wonder where we get that from... oh yeah our politicians and leaders. Yup, I'm moving to Switzerland.

[OneEyedPimp]

Bingo, there are a lot bigger problems out there. The morons in office choose to go after stupid crap like this because they're more interested in looking like they're helping the community. And snoopay, the conservatives are not the ones going after guns and look alikes in this country. For the most parts, that is an issure supported by the liberal Democrats. Not that I agree with the conservative side where anyone should be able to purchase a rocket launcher at their nearest Walmart, but you've got it bassackwards.

Well, conservatives dont believe in gun freedom. They believe that only certain ones should be allowed, while others are to be outlawed. The two major political parties are slowely drifting towards eachother, but they will not meet in the center but on the bottom. For the record, I have no problem with people buying rockets or AA guns at their local Wal-mart, the only thing that concerns me is if they use it in a way that violates others. This is what is wrong with our society, we preemptively judge everyone before they even do anything. I mean what does it matter if someone has, say, a nuke if they dont use it for other's bodily harm?

Here's a situation where more moderate laws should be enforced. Not liberal or conservative, moderate. Yes, children under 18 must have parental consent to purchase these products. Then the blame can go where it really should be. The parents. The airsoft community should not be punished. Instead, parents who fail to monitor their children's activity should be punished. This society is really veering away from the whole notion of responsibility and acountability. When you drop the ball, you should pay the consequences. Excuses and finger pointing seem to reign supreme instead. I wonder where we get that from... oh yeah our politicians and leaders. Yup, I'm moving to Switzerland.

Here is a question: what makes someone under 18 somehow sub-human to someone above that age? It is morally right to let sub-18 year olds to be just as human as post-18 year olds, as such they get punished in the same sense when they do wrong as someone over 18. Seriously: people need to stop worrying about what other people might do and more about what they do.

P.S. I think I will join you in Switzerland.