As New York Tries to Ban BB Guns, Crossman Does Funniest Thing Possible
By Tom KnightonNo, I don't think Crossman did it on purpose, but in the
wake of New York state trying to ban things like BB guns simply because some
criminals use replica firearms in their crimes, one might think that air gun
manufacturers might try to play it a little low-key. They might try to fight
the law by, say, focusing on timeless designs like Daisy's Red Ryder or similar
old-fashioned, inoffensive BB guns that generations have shot and enjoyed
without incident.
But I guess someone at Crossman looked at the landscape and
said, "Nah. Let's do this instead."
Crosman Corporation is bringing its first battery driven fully automatic BB gun to its growing line of stylish full autos. The Raiden has all the features you need for full auto fun, and battery power means you don't go through a pile of CO2 cartridges in the process. Take your plinking to the next level!
The new Full Auto Raiden functions as a semi-automatic or full-auto and sends the copper downrange at up to 430 feet per second. It's powered by a 1500mAh battery, and unlike guns powered by CO2, will not lose velocity as the charge lowers, but stays a constant FPS until the battery dies. It features an 80-round drop-out magazine and comes with Crosman's convenient speed loader to make reloading quick and easy. The barrel is topped with a full length Picatinny rail with flip-up sights.
The gun is capable of 500 shots per minute, and a full
battery charge will last about 2,200 shots, according to Crossman. The Raiden
also boasts a magazine capacity more than three times what its competitors
have, which is about 20 rounds.
As it's a BB gun that looks like an AR-15 style rifle, and
New York officials are already losing their minds over BB guns, apparently,
this is the funniest thing I can even think of an air gun company doing, even
if they didn't mean to.
And I don't think they meant to. I really don't, if for no
other reason than it takes time to create a new product and bring it to market,
and there just hasn't been enough of it to make this a true response.
It's just a nice middle finger to the state, basically
saying that the company doesn't care.
Honestly, I'll actually be surprised if that provision
actually becomes law, if for no other reason than the fact that shooting BB
guns is such a time-honored tradition in America, and not just the rural parts.
I grew up in a city, after all, and all of my friends and I had our BB guns
that we'd take with us when we'd go fishing or camping. It's a non-issue, and
New York state is a silly place if they actually consider this for more than
half a second.
Actually passing it would be something else, and since this
is over a gun that, yes, can be misused and hurt people, it isn't remotely on
par with the bigger problems in the state.
Then again, anything seems to be preferable to just going
after criminals for the folks in and around the Big Apple.
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