AEG Availability
 

Sorry, I have read the newb guide and other faq stickies. The one post on the future of airsoft(stuff about lawyers and such) was dated back to 2004 so I thought I would ask. So does this mean that theres been no change? Has it got worse? I just want to buy a gun. Im 28 yrs old for crying out loud. I should be able to buy a bb gun. lol.

Dude, read the FAQ and newbie guide, seriously, before you get your ass flammed off. http://www.airsoftcanada.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

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its a bad time to try and buy a new gun, just check the buy and sell section once your age verified

Even if you are 24, you must still get age-verified. Then all you have to do is read this site a bit more; I point you to a menu that is at the top of each page called Canadian Retailers, or to the folks who OWN this forum: ASC Armoury.

PS: They are NOT bb-guns. Totally different laws.

Oh really
 

First off buddy(greylock), Im not 24. I know I need to be age verified. I have read a thing or two on here. Second if its not a bb gun, then why does its shoot 6mm plastic bb's. As for the laws, dont talk to me about the laws. The laws are all fucked up and dont make any sense. Ive been reading alot of posts on here and I can see that you really know how to put in your 2 cents. Thats great. I can see the canadian retailers at the top of the page. I have been to pretty much every canadian retailers site and they either say "cannot import guns right now" or they are temporarily out of stock or they just dont have the gun I want. And thirdly, Dont talk to me like I am a frickin idiot. I came to this board cuz its the major canadian one and I knew that I would get answers here. + I have a buddy that frequents all of the boards. oh and thanks for all the USEFUL input.

Just chill out a bit there Bakes. I know the "Grey" can be a little intimidating to new guys, and a pain in the ass for others.

But just because you want a toy gun that shoots plastic BBs doesn't mean that they are easy to get. It used to be that there were a dozen+ retailers that stocked literally hundreds of guns to chose from. No more and never will be again.

If you want to bitch, bitch at the CBSA, the CFC, the "Urban-Educated-Hippy-Soccer-Moms" in Eastern Canada, the CGC and anyone else who believes guns (real or toy) have no place in a civilized Canada. We fight them everyday, with every parts and accessory orders stopped at the border, with the inability to access guns.

What affects you affects all of us. Just because you are 28 makes ZERO difference. You need to be age verified to be able to purchase from ASCA. You can try A&A and see what they say, but don't expect a speedy response.

Finding the gun you want..
 

Due to import restrictions, and recent court action on a major importer, along with the collapsing of a large distrubution network in Canada, the pickings for guns is slim.

in order to get the exact gun you want it could take months before one of the remaining importers can get it in..

It is frustrating.. but it is also the way it is...

Although these things do shoot bbs they are not governed by the laws that control "BB Guns" Due to the fact that many airsoft guns are 1:1 exact models of real guns the rules pertaining to replica firearms with respect to importation and distrubution apply.

if you have a particular gun in mind you have 2 courses..

Get Age verified

1. talk to one of the retailers and ask if they can get one... and wait and wait and wait

2. Once verified find out if a member here has a used one of the model you want.

Many of the regular posters here have seen new members come in.. and ask the same questions again and again...

so the cost for admission is... breaking through the exasperation of the veterans that clearly comes across in initial posts.

Welcome to ASC..

Brian, the most clearly outlined, intelligent, and apathetic post to a newbie I have seen on the board. Excellent response, thank you.

Thanks alot brian, thats all i was looking for. From what ive gathered is that the only real problem with these guns is that they look like real guns. There no other real issue. Paintball guns shoot projectiles the same way as an airsoft gun and nobodies making a big stink about them. All I was saying with the age thing is that I am grown man and I should be able to make my own decisions on what I should and shouldnt buy. Some soccer mom shouldnt be able to tell me that I can buy a bb gun(I know, its not a bb gun) because her son/daughter is too irresponsible to play with AS guns because they couldnt raise theyre child right :banghead: I guess coming into this sport, I just have a hard time comprehending the "problem" here. Sure they look like real guns but they dont or cannot be manufactured to act like real guns. Im not saying anything that you guys dont already know. Once again I appreciate the sensible answers you gave me guys. Peace out

I guess I picked a bad time to get back into the sport.

Grey, are you feeling okay? Uh... cause last time I checked... these ARE bb guns :p .. unless the government judges them based on "leet" factor... ;)

Grreeeaaat look what you done now hes gonna type up a 3 page essay...

Actually I thought GL's post was one of his mellower ones. Perhaps that pickle up your ass is uncomfortable.

He was trying to point out that the reason airsoft guns are hard to get is that they are not treated by the law as toys. But since you read everything you said you did, you already know that.

Truth is that every major retailer requires age verification and you havn't done like that. Your whine about soccer moms and the injustice of it being hard to get an AEG is not going to change anything.

Everything Brian posted would have been figured out by you if you had read everything you said you did. Brian just has a knack for instructing people too lazy to do the spadework themselves.

Oh, two more peices of USEFUL advice:

1) if you don't want to people to treat you like an idiot, don't ask grossly open-ended, non-specific, idiotic questions.

2) if you plan to frequent this site, get a thicker skin, GL didn't lay a glove on you and you whined like a baby.

and one bonus peice, saying "don't talk to me about the laws" in this forum, on this issue, makes you look like an idiot.

LD

Nooooooooooooooooooooo! lol

"well under section 9 part 2 bb's are clearly stated to be under a less leet form of ..."

Well thank you, I appreciate you verifying that Im an idiot. The pickle is very uncomfortable. Thank you again for being so concerned. I obviously know that airsoft guns are not being treated as toys.(I obviously know that because I cant walk into toys r us and buy the airsoft gun that I want. I didnt need to read a dam thing to figure that one out.) But Im an idiot, so what do I know. As we rant on about the simple questions I asked, Im waiting on the email back from the area rep for the age verification. And I obviously know that complaining about soccer moms on some message board is not going to change anything. I again thank Brian for being so pleasant with my obvious ignorance to how things are done around here. Im a gasfitter and if I was on a message board about gasfitting and somebody asked a simple question I would not tear them apart.(Im not whining just being civilized, I could go elsewhere with you calling me a whiner)I would however offer my most intelligent answer. I can guarantee that you would ask open ended, non-specific,idiotic questions about things that I do. And I dont know if I plan to frequent this board due to guys like you that know everything and cant get off theyre high horse to help the new guys out. I thought thats why we have message boards.(I know someones gonna say something about that one, something like "ya we have message boards so you can research") Well if ppl didnt ask questions then there would be nothing to read. As for the laws, yes I was a little offensive with my wording. I dont think you can really understand those laws. To a sensible person they just dont make sense. And maybe thats whats so frustrating to people, I dont know. So now that I have wasted WAAAAAY too much time(5 minutes) on addressing what you have so kindly spent your time typing for me. Thanks to brian again and thanks to the guys that pm'd me. Now that I have the few guys that pm'd me, I'll just ask them the questions. Theyre obviously nice guys. Have a nice day :D

Message boards are for questions/answers, but stick around for a few months, you'll see the same questions being asked over and over again. The same questions that's been answers in the FAQ.

There's no update to the status of airsoft posted because there isn't any, I don't think we need to make a daily diary about progress of airsoft letting people know nothing is moving forward.

Bakes - I've been on here about 2 years and quite often new people here always lie. Unfortunately for every 1 good person who's not lying when they say they're 18+ or that they have read everything, there's at least 20 or something that are just trying to bullshit us. Once you're age verified most of the problems seem to dissipate, but there are still a few people who love to make life hell.

PS: fill out your profile so we can direct you to local help.

I have absolutely no problem with this age verification thing. From what Ive gathered its definately a good thing. Thanks

The closest thing you can find is that they are considered Replicas, and the same laws apply most of the time; age to buy is 18+, sorry if I mistook your age by 4 years. Still, even if you were 40 you would have to be verified.

You CANT use them just anywhere, or buy them from just anywhere either. It does take special permits to import them.

Those are facts you have to cope with real fast, wether you like them or not, wether you like me or not.

If ever I insult you, dont worry, you will know. Until then, having someone tell you facts is not an insult.