ASG and CYBERGUN (Plus others...) Fighting for Airsoft in EU!
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LEGAL UPDATE - Frye the Airsoft Ambassador One-on-One with THUMPY @ Ballahack
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We caught up with FRYE the Airsoft Ambassador, who spins everyone up in a very fast update on the fight to protect airsoft in Massachusetts and the northeast. The few are doing the work of many, battling back against rogue anti-2A representatives bent on destroying our game. Give these folks your support by clicking on these links to help spread the word! Frye the Airsoft Ambassador on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Frye-T…
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“…The Senate bill was withdrawn!!!! House bill still on the table but this was good!…”
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Details still incoming from players and biz-guys who were at the Maryland Senate today for hearings where SB 742 was PULLED! Still have a battle on their hands fighting a similar House measure…but any good news is a boost right now. See how YOU can help the legal fights ahead in MD, Massachusetts and other states….CLICK THAT PIC, and hit these OTHER LINKS for similar FB organizing/coordination cells!
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PLEASE Read, SHARE and COMMENT at Thumpy's News...and on all our social channels.
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BOY CULTURE: An Encyclopedia: E-Book and excerpts – LINK HERE You know your little hobby has made the ‘big time’ when the academics and scholars start to inform, dissect, categorize, reflect on, title and “study” what’s happening with the participant-humans. Specifically, when it “involves the children.” Take, for example…BOY CULTURE: An Encyclopedia, which places “GUNS” and a few paragraphs in CHAPTER 6: “BAD” Boys. Certainly a scholarly tome, posted in e-book format for accessibility and ease-of-editing as new information becomes available, this one is edited by…well…as diverse a group of individuals as you might imagine. But the WHO is not as important as the WHY...."
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For background: Great article by JOHN CELOCK that goes into detail on the March vote and policy points from both sides of aisle: http://johncelock.com/kansas-student-air-rifle
February Article from KANSAS CITY.COM on the pro-gun issues in Kansas’ Statehouse: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article58310843.html
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Airsoft is back in an American legislative body, but this AIR SMART measure might just set some ground-rules for positive use of airguns on local school campuses across the USA. Kansas House Bill 2468 is proposed by Representative Blake Carpenter (R-District 81), and passed a 91-27 floor vote in March, and will be brought back into session in the Senate next week. (April 27th, 2016)
The bill as amended, would "make changes to the Weapons Free School Act by prohibiting school districts from adopting policies preventing organizations from conducting activities on school property solely because the activities involve the possession and use of air guns."
"Under the bill, school districts could prohibit the possession of air guns at a school, on school property, or at a school-supervised activity except when a pupil is participating in activities conducted by an organization or is in transit to or from such activities. School districts could not implement policies that prohibit the possession of an air gun by a pupil on school property if the pupil is a participant in the activities of an organization."
A local school shut down a shooting sports program in spite of a 30-plus year safety record far exceeding other big high school sports such as football, soccer, basketball and volleyball. That's when Carpenter stepped up with the proposal and safeguards to allow use of BB, pellet and airsoft guns on campus under close supervision of organizations for athletic or safety training purposes.
THUMPY's NEWS contacted Representative Carpenter Thursday for an update.
"I managed to get HB2468 into SB65. Hopefully, when we get back the Senate and House will do a conference committee on SB65. They should keep HB2468 inside SB65 and once they pass it out of the committee it will go before both chambers for a yes or no vote. I believe that it has a good opportunity to pass both chambers."
We'll stay on top of this, but urge you supporters in Kansas, or across the Airsoft Fruited Plain' to get in touch with Representative Carpenter to cheer him on with your backing! CLICK THAT PIC ABOVE to follow Blake's post via Facebook, too!
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“…As you should be aware, since November last year the EU has been considering a proposal to amend the firearms directive which would classify replicas, including airsoft devices, as real firearms. They also wanted to ban any firearm of ‘military appearance’. The result would be that nearly all airsoft devices would fall foul of the law and be banned from use by the public, and the few types that would be allowed would be extremely difficult for people to obtain and had to be registered individually. The authors of the proposal set out to get rid of replicas and thereby wipe out airsoft in the whole of Europe. We were looking at airsoft armageddon. The European Airsoft Association was founded specifically to react to such a threat. Over the last 5 months we have done everything possible to save airsoft….”
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BREAKING NEWS from the EU and our buddy, the hardest-working man in Airsoft not-on-this-particular-continent…MATT FUREY-KING! We jest, but the update posted over on the EAA’s site is amazing! Airsoft..,SAFE FOR NOW, and in even a better political and support-position that before the ‘scare of ’16 got started! READ IT ALL AT THIS LINK…after the teaser here…and CLICK THAT PIC to see if you can send Matthew and the gals/guys a note of thanks over on their FB Site, too!
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PLEASE PASS ON THIS POST and all of the links today and into the future. Even though this is a short-notice hasty defense, the fight is not over yet! SIGN THE PETITION! - LINK HERE
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UPDATE FROM BOSTON! Rob from FUBAR AIRSOFT and some of his guys are BOOTS ON THE GROUND to Storm The Statehouse...and we also heard from SISU MILSIM that she is going to be traveling down to Boston from New Hampshire to support the effort!
PLEASE PASS ON THIS POST and all of the links today and into the future. Even though this is a short-notice hasty defense, the fight is not over yet! SIGN THE PETITION! - LINK HERE SHARE THE LINK TO Gun Owners Action League - GOAL...who are supporting Airsofters, 'Ballers and Airgun Sports Shooters in the battle to kill H-3476!
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FIGHT THE DEATH OF AIRSOFT IN THE USA - Facebook Page to SHARE NOW!
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This looks to-be THE place that will be coordinating the fight to SAVE AIRSOFT in Massachusetts….and it will be both a fight and, if it fails, the DEATH of airsoft as game in Mass., as well as a harbinger of anti-Airsoft legislation across the country. That is not hype. If we ALL do not get behind CRUSHING this bill, Airsoft in the USA has a roadmap for destruction. California was just the beginning. Massachusetts H-3476 is the bitter end. SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE, Sign the petitions as a start…and stand by for the call-to-arms to save our game. THUMPY….OVER!
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There is A LOT more going on behind-the-scenes in the European Union than this simple press release might suggest. We'd also point you to the great posts coming from the UK Airsoft Players Union (UKAPU Website HERE & FACEBOOK Link HERE) and guys like Matt Furey-King to get a more well-rounded perspective. None-the-less, STAY FROSTY and HEAD ON A SWIVEL EU Players! The fight is far from over, the battle not-yet won!