why should there be a distinction between a bb gun and an airsoft in the context of this shooting?
Maybe there shouldn't be. I've never heard of an Airsoft Gun killing anybody. Has one ever killed somebody? A BB gun is capable of killing somebody. I've taught my kids that BB guns aren't toys. They don't play with Airsoft Guns. IMO you already know the answer...
This was found on a quick and cursory search. I can't vouch for it but it evidently illustrates that I'm not the only one that feels that BB guns aren't toys, at the very least.
I'm quick to call foul when the cops mess up. They didn't mess up here. It's simply an unfortunate situation. My sympathies to the boy's oblivious parents.
