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Gun Control & RKBA

Tuesday Afternoon

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8. what could go wrong? maybe the same thing that goes wrong at fire drills and simulated air flights

Reply to BlueToTheBone (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 10:28 PM

Nov 2012

Isn't that why we do these sort of things? work out the kinks ahead of time so that if it really does happen we know in advance what to do . . .

this just sounds hella fun, too.

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Florida gun range lets customers shoot at each other [View all] BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 OP

I would love to go through a course like that glacierbay Nov 2012 #1

What could go wrong? Not much. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #2

When I saw just the header glacierbay Nov 2012 #3

Misleading headlines ... holdencaufield Nov 2012 #11

"What could go wrong with this?" Why don't YOU tell US. PavePusher Nov 2012 #4

Pathetic fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #5

Airsoft guns are -not- paint guns. They are almost exact replicas, down to most of the innards. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #6

Actually, what is pathetic is the fact that you're willing Simo 1939_1940 Nov 2012 #18

Most people can tell the difference between real guns and paint guns 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #21

NEWS FLASH: AIRSOFT EXISTS! Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #7

While I'm sure they have safeguards in place to keep functional "real" guns out... PavePusher Nov 2012 #9

The article refers to Simunition petronius Nov 2012 #12

what could go wrong? maybe the same thing that goes wrong at fire drills and simulated air flights Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #8

No thanks tortoise1956 Nov 2012 #10

Well, using that logic, idiots could also bring real guns to any paintball tournament..... PavePusher Nov 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Simo 1939_1940 Nov 2012 #17

Just giving you my opinion tortoise1956 Nov 2012 #23

This is more 'training scenario' than 'pointing guns at people'. YMMV. n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #24

Alarmist. Designed to shock folks who know nothing about guns. N/T GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #14

The police and military have been using airsoft simulators for years. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #15

"What could go wrong with this?" Simo 1939_1940 Nov 2012 #16

Our local ABC affiliate posted this (almost completely san details) this moring Trunk Monkey Nov 2012 #19

Yahoo is pro gun-control, but had to walk back this story Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #20

The way the media handles stories like this frustrates the hell out of me Trunk Monkey Nov 2012 #22

LOL. We are going to get upset about paintball and airsoft now? Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #25