I remember a couple decades ago people had the same fears regarding big bore airguns. That since people then were making 9mm, .45 and even .50 airguns with the same power as centerfire pistols, that it wouldn’t be long before all airguns ended up being regulated.
Big bores didn’t cause that to happen however and IMHO it’s a very good thing that we didn’t self-regulate back then. I’ve only got a couple of .30’s now, but I’m glad the option is available to me should I choose to buy a true big bore one day.
I don’t think we should discourage the development of full-auto either. Airguns just aren’t being used in any significant manner for criminal activity and we shouldn’t have to walk on eggshells or behave like our hobby is a danger to society. I’ve got two select-fire BB guns and one select-fire pellet gun and having that full-auto option makes those guns a little bit more fun.
Let’s say we were to restrict mention of them and that manufacturers imposed a voluntary ban and blackballed venders who sold them, then where exactly would we draw the line and why? Should the select-fire Crosman BB guns be banned too? How about paintball, gel blasters or nerf? If not, then why not, since we’d be restricting ourselves based on public image rather than genuine safety concerns in all cases anyway? If we’re worried about a Sidewinder being too similar to an assault rifle, well the same holds true for a Crosman R1. In fact it actually holds true whether it has a happy switch or not.
And the whole low-t, cuck thing is beneath the dignity of this forum. We should be able to disagree about topics without resorting to juvenile insults.
