Local kid brings bad attention to airsoft
 

Boy arrested for shooting pellet gun
by Castanet Staff - Story: 42344
Oct 8, 2008 / 4:27 pm



It was a painful wakeup call for a young Westside boy.

A 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg with an ‘airsoft’ gun Wednesday. The shooter was a 13-year-old boy who was playing with the gun while they were waiting at a school bus stop.

Constable Steve Holmes says the 12-year-old was struck with a plastic pellet.

“It did not penetrate the boy’s clothing, but did cause minor swelling. The airsoft gun was brought to school where it was eventually confiscated by school staff. Police were called and seized the airsoft gun,” says Holmes.

He says the 13-year-old was initially arrested for assault with a weapon.

“When he was interviewed by police, it was clear that the young man was remorseful for his actions. As he has no history of being in trouble, police are looking at pursuing the matter through restorative justice.”

Holmes says this is not the first time an airsoft gun was taken to a school and a student injured.

“Police are reminding students not to bring these kinds of things to school as the temptation to show it to others is too great and, as in this incident, trouble can result. Police are also asking parents to be cognizant of their children’s use of these guns and to be in control of where they are kept.”

He says airsoft guns are made mainly of plastic with some metal parts, and some look like real firearms.

“Though most airsoft guns in Canada are made from clear plastic with bright orange muzzles to differentiate them from real ones, they are not toys and can still be dangerous if not handled properly. Most airsoft guns employ a spring loaded pump system that can propel a .12 gram plastic pellet to a velocity in excess of 300 feet per second. This can easily cause minor injuries or possibly more serious permanent ones such as the loss of an eye.”

No, this just can't be....if they can cause the loss of an eye...that is causing bodily harm and that would make them NOT replicas.......it just CAN'T be true......

:rolleyes:

hahaha fuckin RCMP.

I wonder if it was clearsoft or actual airsoft that was the cause of the shooting.

I've never looked at Canadian Tire or Walmart, but are there age warnings with Clearsoft on the packaging? How did a 13 year old buy one? (unless it was bought for him / given to him).

More reason why the age limit restrictions are a good idea.

Heres another incident in Oshawa.

There are age restrictions of clearsoft, as well as bb guns and pellet guns...some say for Ages 10 & up, others say 12&up...most I've seen is 16&up...and that was for a 495fps break barrel pellet gun. They don't check for ID.

at walmart, they get an alert that beeps if you buy anything paintball or airsoft related, it prompts the cashier to ask for id, of course mommy and daddy will be there to purchase it for them tho

lol assault with a weapon

If I stab your hand with a pen, I'll likely be charged for assaulting you with a 'weapon'.

anything that is use as a weapon, is a weapon

anything used to cause the body harm is considerd a weapon.

exactally you bit someone with your teeth it's assault... bit someone with false teeth it's assault with a weapon LoL

hahahahahah

I'd assume that it's probably clearsoft, considering the weight of the BB is measured in .12 grams.

so, if I punch you I'm gonna get disarmmed? aka amputation?

I'm not surprise these stuff happens, partially I blame education, and other half politician of just making absolute truth....(Democracy aint about absolute...unlike facism... hint hint)

Say what willis........ I am pretty sure there is no assault 101 class.

lay blame where it belongs with the parents for raising an ass hat

We all know that no one can possibly lose the use of an eye unless the cornea is penetrated. :D

The RCMP is just blowing this out of preporsion as always.

Why is it that when these stories come up a few times every year in most cases these kids never get charged with anything? It just reinforces the entitlement attitude these little brats have had instilled in them from birth. If they can't get him on a real weapons charge because it's clear (not sure now the courts look at that) at the very least being shot without permission constitutes battery. They aren't gonna charge him with the full assault with a weapon and he'll end up getting a few hours of Community service at most.The worst part is other kids see this and think they can carry airsoft guns around in public and shoot radon people with them and the worst that's going to happen is they get their toy taken away.

of course they are...what else is new. it's the RCMP in case you haven't noticed, they ALWAYS blow stuff out of proportion. they never intervene unless it's to give some kid shit or else some1 gets killed. in case you haven't noticed, lately the RCMP and local law enforcement all over canada has been having a bad reputation lately for police brutality or "accidental" DWIC's(death while in custody). law enforcement in canada AND usa is a joke now-a-days. they don't do their job worth a shit in my opinion. at least wen these kids are firing these airsoft weapons it's a little red mark and an ouchie then an i'm sorry lets have pizza. christ, wen the cops here use their weapons they are killing people almost with almost every shot cause they are trigger happy people. and then wat...a little slap on the wrist from the governement saying "don't do that..." wtf is that!!! although i wasn't around back then, i wish we had law enforcement from like 30 years ago. christ, u shoot some1 with an airsoft gun those cops would take and shoot u with it!! anyways, my point here is that OUR cops are not very good at their job and ALWAYS blow stuff out of proportion..i personally feel that until they can strighten out their own accords, they shouldn't b allowed to make a bad name for a whole sport because a couple kids are always dickin around, and then they have the brass to make the situation sound worse than it really is by giving details that aren't really needed that makes the guns sound more dangerous than they really are. i apologize if this post seems forward, offensive, bias, directed, or completely out of line but this is my way of venting about such a stupid situation. and if there are any cops on here or RCMP i apologize for this post but being on here u must then be an airsofter and b able to see the frustration from our point of view...even more so since we are not RCMP or cops.

srry again if this seems irrational.

Colby/Ceeseduck

Bare hands are NOT classified as a weapon unless you have been trained in some form of fighting (Boxing, Martials Arts, etc)... at least that's the way it is in the States....

yup, same way in canada also

I know im only 14, but i've never owned an airsoft gun. I use my dads for target shooting in a secure environment with no other houses or buildings for 2 KM. I dont shoot my friends or anything, and im VERY carfull when it somes to firearms.

What I cant belive is that some kids I know have there hunting licences, and can "properly" use firearms. One kid at my school who has his licence is reclace with a firarm. He pointed a loaded .308 at me once and said he was going to shoot. That was'nt fun. The same kid shot me point blank with a 495 FPS pellet gun in the ass. It went in and I was in the emergancy room for 4 hours standing there! I didn't even get a sorry! Some kids these days are brutal!

^^^

A talk with the local CFO might make it so he never gets a licence renewed or get it revoked ever again.

Also pointing a loaded .308, even a loaded .177 or .22 at something you don't want to shoot is still a no-no in any book.

I completely agree. Take that to the authorities and screw this kid over, he does not deserve to handle RS firearms, or even airsoft if hes pulling that shit.

Yes, I did report him when it happened when I was 13 and he got in so much shit that he went to court. He was charged with careless use of a firearm and they slaped a nice big fine on him. He is unabled to hold a firearm ever again, and his dad is'nt even aloud to use a firearm again!

LOL. Ignorant dumbasses.

I dunno, sometimes you have to wonder whats going through some of these peoples minds.

I remember a long while back when I was still in gradeschool, Some kid braught one of those green clear stripcap guns and decided to scare kids on the playground with it. This was before clearsoft was common.
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What a pussy, kids around here shoot each other with BB guns. no plastic ones.

This post deserves to be photoshoped with a big PWNED on it.

BTW if he was there and didn't even say sorry then you shouldn't even kick him in the face.

What a douche.
When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to bring any type of guns period. Not even a neon orange coloured water gun.

But hey, I'm sure when we get something new, we all want to show it off.
There's always a time for anything, but the kid learns the lesson the hard way.

If the kid that got shot was anything of a future man he'd whooped the other kids ass. broke that gun on his nose. thats what. Why are becoming a "wrap in bubble wrap and hide in the closet" society?

Wow... way to encourage kids to over-react to a minor incident with violence. He sure would have proved his "manliness" had he done that. Nothing like an assault charge, and probably suspension from school to prove you're a "man".

Hell for all we know these kids were friends, and somebody's mother or a teacher over-reacted and called in the cops.

EDIT: I just realized you're 16. Wow... never mind. You dont know how to be a man yet anyway.

OhBurn.

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I love this community.

I've seen kinds bring real Airsoft guns to my old High School before, I have no idea how they got them but I've seen Silver Desert Eagles, Beretta's, and 1911's with metal bodies at my school before. They were definitely Airsoft guns and not real guns, because I'm pretty sure I'd hear the real ones going off in the ally's and such when they're "plinking" at lunch time. At least no one was stupid enough to pull one on someone else or shoot someone else with malicious intent at that school. They were at least smart enough to not wave them around either, and I only ever saw them "plinking" in ally ways and such at lunch break usually.

Either way, it's still bad, and I would have reported them if I knew it was actually going to do any good. Really though, if someone's going to bring an Airsoft gun to school to impress his friends, he's not going to learn by getting a smack on the wrist from the cops and school administration.

Which begs the reasoning why you'd be friends with such a douche that would put you in harms way? If a friend of mine did something that stupid and put my life in danger I'd kick the shit out of him and he'd be picking his teeth up from off the floor.

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Well that seems like a particularly well-reasoned response actually. No condemnation of the items or the sport. They even do the "other dangerous items" comparison.

Relax. Real weapons will be banned outright long before airsoft is banned. If any action is going to be taken it is going to be something to do with controlling access to these clearsoft toys and possibly educating children and parents on the dangers of their use.

Well, that would make sense anyway.

Ok, just to let you guys know, im no longer friends with the guy. He used to be on the forums. He was the well know M700murder. Now you can tell why he actes like he does on the forums.

And AvroAero, thanks for the comment. Im going to take a picture of the kid, and do that, and ill post it on this thread!

ahhhhhahahhahaha u know that idiot

"YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE 18 TO PLAY AIRSOFT. YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO AN ABANDONED WEARHOUSE, AND SHOOT ANYTHING THAT SHOOTS AT YOU!"

That kind of line in your sig doesn't exactly shine a very favourable light on you.

Damn straight! I guess I deserve to be baned for just knowing him!

EDIT: And yes, my sig dosen't shine a favourable light on me, but at least im better than some underaged kids.

no u deserve to be shot...jk that and your sig makes u look like an idiot, keep proving everyone else's assumptions about u.. go on now

I was going to say that in my first post, but I said fuck it... also, spelling fixed :D

What, does my sig make me look like one of the underaged kids who are idiots and do everything that you can possibly do wrong with a firearm?

yep and more!

yes - also shows that you are willing to defy the rules set down by the airsoft community by limiting the sport to 18, who knows what other rules you will break once you DO turn 18 and come to our games.

YES

Point made and sig changed. Thanks guys!

You are giving underage people that little light of hope (That ASC would quickly crush) if they take you seriously. There are more constructive things to do when you are underage like pass on the msg of responsible airsoft and wait till your 18. That is a good msg to convey to the underage masses.

edit......apparently I was one min too late lol. Changed for the better good decision on your part :D

I understand exactly what you guys want, and I am fully willing to waight for four more years. No questions asked.

Actually when I first saw your sig (the abandoned warehouse one) I assumed that you were being sarcastic. But I guess it could also be taken the wrong way.

Actualy, I did mean it as a joke, but I guess it could be taken seriously. Oh well, but thanks for telling me.

Hey, wtf ass hole! you done have to fucken spread this thing over the internet!

awww the 2 lovebirds are having a quarrel

Ok, dude, before you act, just remember I live so close to your house I could come over there in 10 mins and kick your ass so hard that your mom would of felt it. So dont ruin this thread like all of the other threads you've ruined just because I got your trigger happy ass kicked in court! Watch out man, other wise I will shove hotdogs down you're throaght and starving dogs up your ASS!!!

Any mods who see this, im sorry about what i've said.

lol feels like a split personality going on here,

hot_shot are you really m700? did you just create a new account to get a new start here on asc after getting your ass pwnd and flamed over and over?

No, I promiss I didn't. I know its easy to lie, but I swear, if you saw me now, I would personaly take you to meet him. I do know no matter what I say, you may think im lieing, but im not. If anyone has any problems if you think im lieing, just keep it to you're self, because I am not the same person as M700. Besides, its against the rules to have two accounts. (I actualy read through the rules LOL.)

EDIT: And M700, im sorry I talked about the incident on the internet. Its the wrong thing to do, and im not sure, but it may be a criminal act. Not sure though. Just go away and continue looking around on the forumes.

LOLOLOL
Internet tough guy... wow.

Still, we all knew that M700 was a fuckwit, this does nothing but prove it. I'm surprised he hasn't won a Darwin Award by now.

LOL... yea. Sorry for saying that stuff though. I just can't stand that guy...

I thought your comment was directed at Pusangani, for some reason. Doesn't justify it, though.

I laughed pretty hard- M700 got what was coming.

still, Internet truth is hard to establish. Mod should probably compare IPs.

lol oh no he didn't...

yeh they should

Yea, just to prove im not lieing LOL. I hate it when people judge me...

then stop acting like a little punk kid and people will stop treating you like one.

Oh, sorry. I am who I am, and im proud of it. Im 14, I don't care. Im joining the CF when im old enuff, and im going to serve my country like my grandfather.

Good to know.

Tune in for our next thread featured on 'No One Gives a Fuck...'

Once again, im just going to shut up know.

I'm frightened, please don't come down to my house and feed me hotdogs.
Your attitude, little child, just proves once again why airsoft is for the 18+.

I actualy got that hotdog thing from the Simpsons

What about the useage or really foul or hurtful language? Is that too, considered a weapon? I mean if it really is hurtful ...

Holy fuck, im gone for 8 hours and miss all this drama in my thread!!!! so is hot shot under fire the kid who got shot? Any the bitch ass kid who shot him is murder700? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH what a gong show.

Watch out, guys. That m700 guy is a "qualified" airsoft sniper.

Man oh man, I wish I had saved those videos he made of himself on youtube bragging about his l33tness. He had sent the WindsorAirsoftClub Youtube account PMs regarding how he was 13 and was being an awesome sniper.

I couldn't get through more than 20 seconds of his videos without bursting into laughter.

If this story is from Toronto/York region than I know both kids involved guaranteed. Is it?

No, this story is from out west. The school is question is here.

reminds me of that guy with big arms who got suspended from school. They told him it was because he brought two guns to class (kisses both biceps).

Ok, just to clear up some stuff. Me and M700 talked it over(or should I say fought...) and he did his usual thing, ran at me, lightly punched, and ran away again. Second time around, I punched him in the mouth, said shut up on ASC, no one likes you, and thats the end of that.

No one is interested in your bashful slapfights. Just stop talking to him and stop telling us about him. We know he's a retard and you're only serving to further associate yourself with him.

If you think you're being the grand champion of ASC your really not. Your just making ASC associated with your fight thus bringing on a bad image.

Yes, I know that, and I don't think I am the grand champion of ASC. The 5 second scrap was onle 40% about ASC, the other 60% was about us not getting along, and him bugging me with endless PM's. I'm just saying, he isn't going to be on here again, and that is the end of it.

And we should care about your personal feud why? I don't think many of us cared about him being on here because he was a twat plain and simple. Leave your personal feuds that we don't care about to yourself.

aaand once again...

someone has personality issues...