Official Press Release Senate Bill 798 - Airsoft Color Change

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PRESS RELEASE
Legislation to Protect Police and the Public from the Dangers of Fake Firearms
Passes out of Senate Public Safety Committee

(Sacramento, CA) -- At the request of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Charlie Beck after the December 2010 shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a LAPD officer, Senator Kevin de León introduced a bill to protect police and the public from the dangers of fake firearms. Senate Bill 798 passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee today, Tuesday, April 26, 2011 after police officers presented a 9mm Beretta and a copycat BB gun, showing how easy it is to mistake a fake firearm for the real thing.


SB 798 will help keep our communities safe," said Senator Kevin de León. "Today's vote brought us one step closer to preventing tragic accidents, especially the shooting of minors and young adults, by law enforcement officers."


Testifying in support of the bill were Alejandro Esparza, representing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; LAPD Deputy Chief and Chief of Detectives, David Doan; and Richard Tompkins, LAPD Detective and Firearms Expert and Sergeant William Moulder from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The bill is also supported by Women Against Gun Violence.




SB 798 addresses this public safety problem by requiring BB guns to be brightly colored, adhering to the same laws and regulations set forth for imitation firearms.




SB 798 next moves to the Senate Floor for consideration early next month.

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[10laxmax]

Dont they have the orange tips so y makem tht color?

[large74]

@10laxmax

they want to change the whole color of the gun.

[WARPANZER13]

Hey I just thought of any idea ok now roll with me on this one. If you take a person and put them in a scary/ life threatening situation in which they've never been in before they are likely going to panic. This is the same with air soft. A kid with a airsoft gun is approached by a cop with his weapon drawn, the kid panics, points the gun at the cop by mistake and gets shot. Now what I think we could do is that every 6 months (or every year or airsoft purchase) you have to take a 30 minute clas

[large74]

@WARPANZER13

That is a great Idea, I think before they sell airsoft guns there should be classes on how to treat guns. There should be a compromise as long as they let us keep the aeg's there should be some accountability.

[GamerzOwnsPcGamez]

Hahahaha I Dont Live In Calfornia So IDGAF

[large74]

@GamerzOwnsPcGamez

All guns come into California so any guns coming out of Cali will come with the color change.

[Drumfreak127]

This law will just give people permission to paint a real gun pink and walk around with it and kill someone.....

[large74]

@LaotianSniper

Your 100% right people need to responsibility for their actions.

[NoobsOfRedemption]

why not paintball? :(

[pntdblack]

If you point any gun, of any color, at a police officer your butt is gonna get put on the ground facedown,at gunpoint. If you dont follow his commands you are a fool.

[gary99blough]

the kid is so damn stupid but thank god he didnt die

[paintjp]

@WARPANZER13 if so some wacko paints a real firearm orange... what next ....

[DaSkatemafia]

@large74 will this color change spread all over the us?