Who knew ? Air guns ?

[Wayne]

That to even own an air gun or sling shot in Tacoma is illegal . The city council is now taking up the subject. They want to make some of them legal but can only be shot an organized range approved by the city. You will put your eye out I guess only if they say it's ok.
Video, http://www.king5.com/story/news/loc...uncil-considers-regulating-air-guns/73068424/

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[RicInOR]

There was a nice feature on Gun Stories last week about the military and sporting purposes of Air Guns.

Even Lewis and Clark carried one -
Essentially a repeater in 1804.
I wouldn't have volunteered to get the 1500 pumps required to fill the tank!


I just stumbled over this:
Court ruling makes Minnesota latest state to call BB gun 'firearm'
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/2...innesota-latest-state-to-call-bb-gun-firearm/

 

[etrain16]

If you review the laws, you'll find in many cases, in cities in both Oregon and Washington, it may not be illegal to own a slingshot or bb/pellet gun, but it is definitely illegal to shoot them on your property, if it's inside the city boundaries. We live in an unincorporated area (for now, people would like to annex us), where we are far less restricted - in fact, it's technically legal to discharge a firearm on my property, but close proximity of my neighbors and the very 'gray area' of the law that states that it's legal so long as it presents no hazard to persons or property, prevents me from ever attempting to do so.

It's a good idea to know the law where you live. You could get yourself in trouble for doing something seemingly innocent.

 

[balaperdida]

Seems that I remember the recent jumble of WA laws stating something like: a firearm is defined as something that discharges a projectile as a result of an explosive charge.

Don't hold me to that definition. There are others on the Forum who would have this at their fingertips.