18-Year Old With Airsoft Gun Arrested

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Another man gets arrested for misuse of airsoft gun. According to News4Jax.com, deputies arrested an 18-year old man in Hastings, Florida for pointing an airsoft gun at a child at a bus stop. The suspect, Douglas Sippio III, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as reported by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.

Bring Airsoft Gun To School, Get Arrested

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One thing we tell airsoft players often is not to bring airsoft guns to school. Surely, they are tempted to show off to their friends and classmates that they got some realistic looking guns to play with but it will just alarm everyone in the school. With school shootings in the U.S. people are in the edge. A student in Placerville, California just got arrested by bringin an airsoft gun to school last 22 February. Below is the CBS Local News report:

Lord Shrewsbury Withdraws Amendment

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A very positive development in the campaign for the Airsoft Exception in the Police & Crime Bill (PCB). Things have moved fast ever since the UKAPU, ATB, and the UKARA stepped up in their opposition to the proposed amendment removing the Airsoft Exception in the Police & Crime Bill that was tabled by the Lord Shrewsbury in the House of Lords.

Policing & Crime Bill Update From UKAPU

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For UK-based airsoft players and businesses, an update from the United Kingdom Airsoft Players' Union (UKAPU) on a potential setback for airsoft in the Policing and Crime Bill. An amendment has been tabled to do away with the airsoft exception. Matthew Furey-King writes on the UKAPU Facebook page and we have copied it for everyone to read below:

Elite French Troops Nab McDonalds Robbers

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Looks like some small-time robbers are regretting robbing a McDonalds branch in France. Last Sunday evening, a pair of armed robbers tried to pull of a heist in Besancon, eastern France when there were 11 off-duty members of the French special forces dining at the branch. The soldiers waited until the robbers were about to escape with the cash they took from the till then went into action, shooting one in the abdomen and capturing the other who tripped whilst trying to get away.

Avengers Airsoft M72 LAW 40mm Launcher

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Booligan Airsoft got another big one for this video and it's the Avengers Airsoft 40mm M72 LAW Launcher that is based on the Deep Fire Design. He gives a walkthrough of the launcher and also a test fire to find out the range... "Looking for a relatively compact large bore airsoft launcher? The Avengers Airsoft is a close replica of the Deep Fire M72 LAW with a big 57mm inner bore. Let's take a look at it to see how it shoots!"

A.C.M. M72A7 Light Anti-Armor Weapon

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A cheaper version of the M72A7 LAW replica and it's available at RSOV.com for US$284.99. Good for any hardcore geardo's loadout whenever a photo shoot happens... "A.C.M. imitated M72A7 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) for launching sponge rocket. This remarkable model can launch sponge rocket as it is powered by a 40mm gas grenade, however, it can't fire BBs.

Deep Fire M72A2 LAW Poster

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This seemd to have gotten in our SPAM area sent in by one of our readers, RagingRick. The image above is the poster of th Deep Fire M72A2 LAW released in 2006, but they have a new one which of course would get your male hormones going below... "Can you think of a weapon that is lightweight, easy-to-use and effectively devastate most enemy armor? I believe you might have the answer of this question. Yes! That is M72 LAW.

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