Originally Posted by
harvey_s
Thats because neither were designed as weapons...!
Just because you don't like the connotation does not alter it's true purpose or capacity to kill or maim and a sub 12 ft/lb airgun can do that to a human child as easily as a rabbit.
They must be treated and handled as such anyway - anything less is lunacy, so just call a spade a spade.
Society does not care one jot about whether your rifle has 20 or 10 ft/lbs there is no distinction in the public eye by power classification.
Failure to treat a 12 ft/lb air gun as a weapon will lead to a lack of respect and that is likely to lead to another tragedy - and that would do FAR more damage to our sport than the use of the word weapon.
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