Heath Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 There have been a few posts about UK related airsoft guns being seized by the police, so here's a story from across the pond. A youtuber was seen with his gear on recording himself on a rooftop on new york. SWAT and a police helicopter were called, and the person was arrested. The NYPD were proud to display their latest bust on twitter. I'm not sure why they decided to include his gloves, and more importantly the speedloader in the photo, but it's a good thing they got them off the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albiscuit Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Silly arse, this is why I dont even use mine in the garden, too many overlooking properties for me to tell everyone near me they are toys and not to call the old bill. Even sillier of the nypd to pose with them especially when the speedloader gives them away at toys plus by this point they would have know, so why pose and pretend they are real guns. So stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 FFS, this kind of over exaggerated, sensationalist reporting to the public is exactly what puts airsoft in the cross hairs of politicians 😖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albiscuit Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Im not on twitter but the worldwide airsoft community needs to spam the precincts account telling them the subject had TOYS in his possession!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 ..... and of course (other than being in idiotic possession of airsoft guns in public) he is in breach of American law due to having removed the orange tips, and state law by not having orange strips along the length of the guns https://airsoftaculous.com/airsoft-laws-in-new-york/ Getting an armed response call out in America is not clever In the eyes of the law in New York he was in possession of imitation weapons under firearms legislation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splodge Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 To be fair the guy was using what appeared to be very real guns in the middle of New York... The police picture afterwards was pretty stupid though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heath Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 36 minutes ago, Splodge said: To be fair the guy was using what appeared to be very real guns in the middle of New York... I'm definitely not criticising the police response to him being out in public with a gun. Better safe than sorry, and all that. The blame lies entirely on the youtuber. The posed photo and the caption afterwards definitely gives the impression that they're more than just toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted March 12, 2020 Supporters Share Posted March 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Splodge said: The police picture afterwards was pretty stupid though Especially when they add the sentence "the risks our officers face every day", as far as I can tell the youtuber faced all the risks, unless if course he chose to return fire, at which point the cops run the risk of something akin to a black man's pinch (am I still allowed to call them that 🤔) if his FPS is high ?. Seriously, they did their job, well done, but shite follow up on twitter, frickin drama queens. edit: just watched the video, what a f@ckin plum, & he carried on posturing for the camera, failing to spot the chopper circling overhead..........yet another reason to hate all airsoft youtube "celebrities", bunch of twatty walts, just play the game ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted March 12, 2020 Supporters Share Posted March 12, 2020 Presumably a 40-Mike would result in summary execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted March 12, 2020 Supporters Share Posted March 12, 2020 31 minutes ago, Rogerborg said: Presumably a 40-Mike would result in summary execution. Damn right, even on normal uk gamedays the users should at the very least be tazered 😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopRocket123 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Isn't the gun at the end of the video a GBLS? That's a bloody expensive mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macv276 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The NYPD are notorious for posting photos of seized "weapons", often omitting the fact they are replicas/airsoft/airguns. It's not a gun friendly city and former mayor Bloomberg is fanatically anti-second amendment. The guy in question is a complete idiot. You play stupid games and you win stupid prizes. But there should be transparency in the original post by the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albiscuit Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Just noticed that they even took his camera, it’s on the table on the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I wonder if he'll get any of his stuff back? Although a silly thing to do, he didn't threaten anyone. Just some do-gooder saw him and called the over reactive po-po. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Had a look on Twitter and this tweet has been taken down and replaced with one captioned "real or fake". They must have got roasted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 15/03/2020 at 17:29, EDcase said: I wonder if he'll get any of his stuff back? Although a silly thing to do, he didn't threaten anyone. Just some do-gooder saw him and called the over reactive po-po. I doubt it - they are illegal in New York He’s removed the American orange tips plus New York state law requires an orange strip along the body. He broke the law and by being an idiot he publicised that fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneTactix Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 It makes you feel quite lucky that given our laws are so strict on firearms that obtaining and using airsoft guns has not seen much limitation. Anyone who genuinely uses air rifles and airsoft guns should see them for what they are - guns. I waved a cap gun in someones face in Orlando as a kid and got a bollocking because understandably people don't want guns pointed at them. It may be a game and hobby to us but for everyone else it's potentially a threat, so we have to respect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Shizbazki Posted April 24, 2020 Supporters Share Posted April 24, 2020 On 12/03/2020 at 19:05, Tackle said: Damn right, even on normal uk gamedays the users should at the very least be tazered 😡 Taser with an "S" not "Z". Thomas A Swift's Electric Rifle Sorry it really grinds my gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted April 24, 2020 Supporters Share Posted April 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, Shizbazki said: Taser with an "S" not "Z". Thomas A Swift's Electric Rifle Sorry it really grinds my gears Don't blame me, blame predictive text 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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