Question from a concerned player.

[Belaslav]

Originally Posted by Belaslav

Eg. For instance, if one of the kids modifies their shooter to fire at 500+ FPS, he will be in a world of shit if discovered, since by law anything firing at that velocity may be considered a firearm.

Sorry if this is offtopic, but I don't see your point.

[L473ncy]

Originally Posted by Belaslav

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Please explain.

EDIT: Someone pointed out a mistake in my logic, I really didn't need a "biconditional" only "IF". Sorry, it was morning and I wasn't thinking clearly.

Ie. Mathematically you need to have P AND Q => Illegal this means 500 FPS AND 5.7J of impact force is illegal. Taking the opposite of that (DeMorgan's Law) ~P OR ~Q => Legal. This means if it shoots 500 FPS on a .20g BB it won't have nearly the amount of impact force to be a controlled firearm). (It still might need to be XOR though).

A whiffle ball going at 500 FPS (even though I don't think that's physically possible) isn't the same as a pellet gun going at 500 FPS because the impact force and energy transferred is too low on the whiffle ball.

Really what we in airsoft should be saying is that field limits are X Joules but then people would have to do some math-fu to figure out what they're shooting at. It's much easier to lock one variable (weight of BB) at chrono and then figure out the speed after that.

PS: I'm almost sure that there's something else wrong in my mathematical logic here but I just can't see it but I hope you get the idea.

[The Saint]

Originally Posted by Belaslav

Sorry if this is offtopic, but I don't see the point.

Controlled firearm is defined by upper limits on muzzle energy (500fps) and muzzle velocity (5.7J), both has be exceeded for a barrelled projectile weapon to be a controlled firearm.

For a 0.20g airsoft BB to exceed 5.7J would require a muzzle velocity nearly 800fps. Basically, not going to happen with 99.9% of airsoft guns available in Canada. Kids are far more likely to shoot controlled firearms in the form of pellet guns at each other.

It is not illegal for kids to play airsoft, provided it is done in a regulated setting (i.e. paintball field) and with full parental consent. Whether that's a good idea is a matter for the parents to decide.

[Belaslav]

Let me explain in more detail. If I (for example) modify a spring airsoft rifle to fire at ~700 FPS, as long as it doesn't exceed 5.7J, it won't legally be considered a firearm, but it may give a reason for confiscation/testing in case someone gets a bleeding wound, wouldn't it? He will probably get it back, but still you'd probably want to avoid situations such as this as much as possible.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Belaslav

Let me explain in more detail. If I (for example) modify a spring airsoft rifle to fire at ~700 FPS, as long as it doesn't exceed 5.7J, it won't legally be considered a firearm, but it may give a reason for confiscation/testing in case someone gets a bleeding wound, wouldn't it? He will probably get it back, but still you'd probably want to avoid situations such as this as much as possible.

You can get a bleeding wound from sub-500fps gun.

Seriously, you've been spoon fed an explanation by several people, stop posting about his now; it's not what the thread is about.

[ThunderCactus]

But....we DON'T restrict airsoft to 18+
We recommend that people be 18+ to come play on fields, and purchase their own guns, but parents can buy their 16yr an AEG and come play airsoft WITH them.
Xtreme Tactics in Winnipeg let's 16yr olds play as long as they have a signed waiver from their parents.
The business is responsible for itself, and the parent is responsible for what their kid does with their airsoft gun.