The problem of course – I assume – is that some chump might wave a plastic gun around in the wrong place and end up on the wrong side of an actual police bullet, since it seems Aussie police do like to whip out their sidearms, even when someone is using a melee weapon as opposed to an actual missile weapon…. The thing is I also believe as an adult I should be able to own something that is non lethal, like an Airsoft pistol. I get the “right to bear arms”, and sure I agree anyone should be able to protect them and theirs with reasonable force, I just don’t think blowing someone away is reasonable. I don’t think there’s a need for your average Joe or Jill to own a gun that can kill someone. Oh what a dichotomy! – It may seem strange for someone who collected replica firearms to say, but I am actually anti-firearms. I knew there were different laws here in Australia, so started to look into it, looking for an Airsoft seller, Airsoft club etc. I had one particular favorite, a Walther P99 CO2 with under-mounted laser sight along with a bunch of random Airsoft Glock models and H&K models. When I lived in the UK I collected Airsoft pistols and had quite the collection, they were a hoot to use for target shooting in the back garden. Being a bit of a pedant, I wanted it to look real, but not be real (obviously).
