The ATF make our streets Safer.....

chefdennis · Feb 28, 2010

unfricken believeable....this just continues to show that our governement is an "equal opportunity employer"....dumb is as dumb does....

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ATF seizes 30 toy guns, infuriating local business owner

Contributor: Alexis Del Cid
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Last Update: 2/26 6:03 pm

CORNELIUS, Ore. - A local business owner is flabbergasted after a shipment of 30 toy guns for his store was confiscated by ATF agents in Tacoma.

Brad Martin and his son, Ben, sell the Airsoft BB guns from their store in Cornelius where they’ve been in business for seven years.

The Martins said they buy their stock from Taiwan because the merchandise is less expensive. But the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives seized a shipment of 30 in October. That shipment is worth around $12,000 and the ATF is promising to destroy the entire shipment.

Special Agent Kelvin Crenshaw said the toys can be easily retro-fitted into dangerous weapons.

"With minimal work it could be converted to a machine gun," Crenshaw said.

Brad Martin is furious about the loss of money, for sure, but also in what he now thinks as a loss of his time and the use of government agents to seize toy guns.

"All this manpower, all this time, all this taxpayer money, [it is] wasting my time and my profitability,” Martin said. “[Just] to seize 30 toy guns!"

Ben Martin disagrees that the toy guns could ever be considered dangerous.

"To say these are readily convertible to machine guns is absolutely preposterous,” he said. “The round wouldn't go into the firing chamber and even if the firing pin did strike the primer the gun would basically blow up in your face.”

ATF said it also seized the toys because they are missing the blaze orange tips required on all imported toy guns.

The Martins said they've received shipments before from Taiwan that were missing the orange tips and were simply asked by customs agents to drive up to Tacoma and paint the tips orange themselves. They are wondering why it is an issue now.

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LOL, even if you could chamber a live round, the **** toy made of plastic would do as the man said, it would blow up in your face.......

layoutshooter · Feb 28, 2010

What a bold move!! How brave they were!! How stupid.

Ragman · Feb 28, 2010

When do we start saying Zeig Heil!

layoutshooter · Feb 28, 2010

Many moons ago.

LDB · Feb 28, 2010

Seems VERY expensive per unit for Airsoft. I'd have to see one and have details to begin to believe an Airsoft offers any possibility other than being visually deceptive. Some are identical in appearance to real firearms to the casual observer, with the exception of the orange muzzle. I'd also have to see details of how a plastic Airsoft can turn into a firearm.

OntarioVanMan · Feb 28, 2010

Just a sample from the airsoft site..all METAL assault rifle the ATF might have a point..but like Leo said they deserve a closer scrutiny...

Electric Special Ops M4 R.I.S. Full Metal Assault Rifle FPS-300 Airsoft Gun

greg334 · Feb 28, 2010

Leo,
The nice orange muzzle doesn't mean much, there was a attempted robbery of a sub shop near here and the guy came in the store with something that looked like the real thing until one of the customers noticed the orange muzzle and hit the guy with a chair - HARD. The clerk already handed him all the money in the drawer and was petrified but saw the orange muzzle and thought it was an aiming aid. The robber suffered a broken collar bone, several broken ribs and two broken arms - oh and not to mention the embarrassment of being beaten by a small 60 year old lady.

LDB · Feb 28, 2010

I guess I have a lot of Missourian in me. I haven't seen the current Airsoft line, having been out of that business for over half a decade now. As already mentioned, I can't see any outcome other than exploding the chamber and riddling your face with shrapnel.