Osprey wrote:Just last Sunday I caught six kids(about 9 to 12 years old) playing with the replicas in a parking lot of the church. Next to the High School in Molalla. It also happens my house sit right across from the street from the Church and the High School. Long story short I walked over to these kids(I put on Eye pro first), and I told them what they were doing wasn't save. I told them to ether stop or go some where else that was not in the public view. I did get some sarcastic responses, but I didn't leave until they left. To them I might of look like an complete asshole. The good news they stopped. Bad news is for how long. You would think that the parents would think letting there kids play near a high school with airsoft guns was a bad idea.
Now I know that getting them to stop was probably none of my business, but getting them to stop now. Could make them think twice on doing it again in the future. But lets just say they an up doing it again. The next person to stop them isn't a friendly neighbor, but a cop with a gun.
Hell no Osprey, don't say its not your job. you did what any responsible person with half a brain would do. if you would have been like all these bad neighbors i just read about, they would just call the cops, i could see that as a huge problem right. I know i'm new up north but guys i came from sourthern California, there are kids and gang-bangers and others running around down there with airsoft weapons and its out of control. you really dont hear about it on the news but it happens. I was in federal law enforcement and i can tell you i dont know how many times i almost shot some dumbass that thought it would be funny to point a airsoft gun at my patrol car. talk about heart racing. nothing like surviving a couple of combat tours to iraq to come home and look at someone with a gun pointing it at you and they think its funny.
@Matt. dude your a badass. right on. i wish i could be more supportive for all you guys but im stuck up in astoria with a broke truck.
my whole thought on this situation is there could be good things and bad things that could happen. if the guys in beaverton say theres really no problem cause all you AP guys have your shit together then no worries. for all you guys that live in suburbia sorry but you have to deal with tool head neighbors or maybe you could go talk to them with your parents. try to make it neutral instead of your a tool head stop being a peeping tom. its America and you do what you want here.