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i agree its not good, i guess where the BC incident was there are no laws about discharging an airgun in that town municipality ect..
as to the "id rather be held up by an airsoft gun, only one in danger is the offender" i do somewhat agree, but at the same time i dont, unless u have a keen eye and are able to id it as airsoft, the emotional impact is the same, and could seriously effect even the toughest SOB. Tho if i was held up by an airsoft gun and notices the glint of the inner barell or the kjw trades on a glock grip, that would be one sorry mofo sittin in the er having an airsoft gun removed from his ass among other injuries.
but the mental impact is why one would be charged as if it were a real gun, and even in the case of the "i have a gun" note would also be charged with armed robbery.