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Tulsa, Oklahoma: Suspects use airsoft gun to shoot man outside of bus station…CLICK THE PIC for details from KTUL TV

AND, not the first incident this week, apparently…details HERE from Fox23 Morning News

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Sweden: Granny has a drink and a row with an internet sales-guy…this is a good one from The Local Sweden…via their site and FB News Pages

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Baltimore: Again!….”Police say a juvenile fired several rounds with an airsoft gun during a fight at a Frederick pool….”

LINK IS HERE from FOX 5 News in Balto…which is WBFF..Serrsly?

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Chesapeake, Virginia…10 Year old shoots 8 year old with Airsoft gun ON A SCHOOL BUS…dang…LINK HERE from WAVY 10 TV

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Dallas…Great headline here! – “Crime Blog – Only threat posed by gunman in Dallas Family Dollar robbery was a stained shirt..”  LINK HERE from Dallas News.com, with a pretty comprehensive look at airsoft-by-criminals in that part of Texas, and all the wrong-headed cop moved to “regulate” airsoft.

CONGRATS going out to our new Kansas buddy with an "R" next to his name...for keeping it REAL in the heartland, and getting this potentially-precident setting state bill on the way to Governor Sam Brownback for his signature!

This one has us more hooked-up with the good vibes than we normally are for a Cops-Train-With-Local-‘Softers event….because this time it is Police AND their Explorers/Cadets training with some of the best…the AIRSOFT OBSESSED gang in  California!  Yea, THAT California!  ‘See, when you work together and do the right things to help your local LEO’s, the gaps are bridged and it not only builds good teamwork for the departments, the officers and FUTURE officers, but for your whole community.  Take that, Lawmakers in the BIG SAC!

Great stuff as always from our buddy AO DAVE…you need to CLICK THAT PIC to tell ’em atta’boy and watch some more of the awesome work on the AO YouTubez!

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!