Airsoft's $6 Million Case...Cleveland settles Tamir Rice Shooting
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“Family and friends of Tamir Rice, 12, struggle with their loss five months after a Cleveland police officer fatally shot the boy as he played with a toy gun in a park….”
Thumpy Covey's insight:
MORE on the continuing story surrounding the Cleveland shooting from 2014, including details of how Tamir Rice got the broken Craptastic Plastic pistol from his neighborhood friend, Devin Mims…. TO SEE THE VIDEO….CLICK HERE
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"Earlier this month, headlines screamed the news that Ohio Rep. Bill Patmon (D-Cleveland) had introduced a bill that seeks to ban "any BB gun or gun replica that a 'reasonable person' would confuse with a real firearm....""
Thumpy Covey's insight:
But, did reporters read the bills? NO! And it is up to gun-rights organizations like the BFA - nice! - to dive into the details. We will add a few airsoft-specific comments to the excellent article you will read: The chances of any of these bills passing is minute, but Airsoft is again thrown under-the-bus by Paintball and Air Guns...or, its the old divide-and-conquer by lawmakers in Ohio, as it was in California. AND, notice the wording carefully...its almost identical in definitions and phrasing to Cali's SB199...wonder if plagiarizing legislation state to state is a no-no amongst anti-gunner law "breakers." GREAT VIDEO AT THE END, TOO....pass this one on to your battle buddies as one to get everyone up to speed!
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“…Yes, it is a highlight video of sorts, but not just of the two day event that took place in Randal Park Mall in 2014. It is a look past into the history of the site from the early days of motor racing, thunder of thoroughbreds, to the eventual commercialization and economic crash of the Randal Park Mall. The video is a great production of how different sites get repurposed into dynamic AOs for milsim events…”
Thumpy Covey's insight:
I think John Lu and Thumpy will both give “finder’s fees” to MERLIN for pushing this one out in his news feed…because this video series HAS TO BE SEEN in all its glory! This IS what the Lion Claws “idea” is all about…and with the struggles behind-the-scenes to make it happen, its a true milestone in the history of milsim in the USA! Click the pic to read all of Merlin’s take… The link to the video series is HERE!
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“…When officers saw the suspect walking away in the direction of the basketball courts, they ordered him onto the ground. It was then that they saw he had a BB gun with the red tip removed. “I was kind of hoping he didn’t pull nothing out, just in case a police officer would’ve thought it was an actual gun,” Hernandez said….”
Thumpy Covey's insight:
This was NOT an airsoft gun, but a BB pistol which is NOT REQUIRED to have an orange tip…not that it matters in Cleveland, home of the latest high-profile officer-involved shooting of a kid in a park with a gun….sheesh…. We added the emphasis….
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"...Newly introduced legislation in the Ohio House would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or public display of toy guns designed to look like the real thing...." ""It's either a gun or it's not," (Democratic state Rep. Bill) Patmon said in an interview...."
Thumpy Covey's insight:
Here is the coverage of Ohio's House Bill 119...the latest attempt to regulate "toy guns." Only, just like PAINTBALL AND BB/PELLET GUNS...AIRSOFT ARE NOT TOYS, and should never be classified with toys!
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Settlement announced involving the playground shooting of Tamir Rice...
THUMPY's coverage via the SCOOP.IT Site: LINK HERE
http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2016/04/city_of_cleveland_to_pay_6_mil.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/25/us/tamir-rice-settlement/