how do i convince my parents to get me an airsoft gun?

[QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"]Ehm, tell them it will encourage you to get more fresh air every day and that it will teach you a good lesson in concept of responsibility. If that doesn't work then tell them that you've heard weird noises out during night time and that there might be rats running around in your neighborhood.megahaloman64

theres a stray cat in my backyard, and they still won't get me one.

You would shot this cute kitten? You Bastard.... :evil:

1. If you're still begging your parents, as a poster above said, YOU ARE TOO YOUNG FOR AN AIRSOFT GUN. They are made for people 18 and older! The lowest age I'd say one should be allowed to possess one is 16, and only if they're really mature.

2. If you want an airsoft gun just to have one, you're doing it wrong. People buy airsoft guns to skirmish on private fields or in tournaments. If you have no interest or access to these, it isn't worth buying an airsoft gun. It'll sit in your closet and never get touched.

3. That is, if you aren't stupid. If you plan on running around your house with a mock M-16, shooting cats, neighbors, and all the other joys of suburbia, I can assure you the police will be called, and you may be sued depending on the damage. When people, or cops, see an M16 in someone's hand, they're going to believe it's real by instinct.

4. Since you're begging your parents to buy you an airsoft gun, odds are, if they do, they'll take you to Dick's Sporting goods and buy you the cheapest POS available. No true skirmishing airsoft player would be caught dead without a quality airsoft nameplate like Tokyo Marui, Classic Army, G&G, or KWA. Odds are, if you spend less than $150 on an AEG, you are buying a pile of poo. Most high-end guns start at $200+. I remember paying $310 for my G&G AK, which has so far seen eleven skirmishes.

So please, if you're not old enough, don't have the money, and don't have the proper facilities in which to play, don't buy an airsoft gun. And if you're thinking "me and my buds will just play in the woods," remember lesson #3. If one person finds you running through suburbia or their woods thinking you have an Assault Rifle the cops will be called. And you'll join the legions of little kids ruining the sport of airosft with acts of immaturity.

FunkWeasel

Annnnnnnnnd here's why you give up.

Tell them that you can protect yourself with it.

The highest caliber I ever shot is a nerf dart........

And a lot of my friends have airsoft guns.

I had the same problem as you. Then I just used their credit card and bought it. And paid them in cash.

The highest caliber I ever shot is a nerf dart........

And a lot of my friends have airsoft guns.

megahaloman64

Nerf-training does not qualify you in any way to shoot airsoft guns, but considering the number of elementary-school-age kids I know who own them, level of maturity/experience doesn't matter. I'm sure you're older than that, and I'm not saying you're immature, but it's something to think about.

A lot of my friends have them too, but I'm not going to be a tool and go get one because they did. There are so many other things you could spend your money on that you'd enjoy for a lot longer. Sorry to sound like a parent, but that's what I came up with when deciding whether I should buy a paintball gun.

Annnnnnnnnd here's why you give up.

matisrock

:P

4 Rules for Marksmanship safety used by Marines :

1~ Treat every weapon as if it were loaded

2~ Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot

3~ Keep your weapon on safe until youintend to fire

4~ Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are readyto fire

Convince them that you will be a responsible boy, and that the right to bear arms should be applied to you as well. Or just buy it yourself. If your old enough to earn the money for it, your old enough to buy what you want.