Should Australia legalise airsoft?
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(I had to restart this debate because the debate I made earlier broke in some way. I am new to this site and am still learning the ropes)
If you are not familiar with airsoft, the international sport uses specially designed BB guns. The sport puts two teams up against the other, where they work as a team to tag all members of the opposing team. A tag is when one member of a team hits another player of the opposing team. Whoever has the most tags at the end of the game wins. This sport is extremely similar to paintball.
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This one is easy for me.
Pre-fiat Ks require substantial burden in my view - con needs to provide not just compelling reason why the whole concept of laws are bad, but also has to show me why I shouldn’t operate under the assumption that laws are okay for the purposes of this debate.
Con does neither, and tentatively offers a minor defence of his kritik.
As a result, as pro offers an argument - cons K is discounted - arguments to pro.
Conduct:
Pro clearly wanted a genuine debate, con had no intention of providing one: the k, and the final round “Hole in a bucket, really wanna fuck it.” makes it clear that pro was arguing in good faith whilst Con was not. As a result, this behaviour was unreasonable and antisocial and warrants conduct mark down against con.
Conduct to pro.
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Nice job. Sorry that the debate didn't go as planned.
Please remake this saying 'airsoft guns' instead of 'airsoft' because currently you have an unfair semantic-legal-loophole to argue that airsoft be legal while the guns remain illegal (which is genuinely how the laws were/are constructed).
Skimming around, the reason is apparently the Port Arthur massacre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia)
Anyway your debate is not over if there is no reason, but should they legalize it. You'll just need to show flaws with the status quo, and some benefit. Con will probably have a counter argument along the lines of police shooting people for having toy guns, but if you keep your cool you'll find the obvious counterpoints to that and win.
I agree with you on this.
He wants it legal for under-18
The only reasonable argument I can see against legalising an enjoyable sport is that some might use the guns to harm animals. However, if someone really wants to harm animals, they could just as well do so without softair guns. Softair is legal in the UK and I don't see why you guys shouldn't be permitted to enjoy the same privileges as us, airsoft probably makes people handle weapons more responsible rather than less.
I'll vote later (without considering my slightly biased views obv.), good luck in the debate.
you seem like you would be into Electronic music (yeah being ageist here) https://www.debateart.com/debates/557 please give a vote if you got time (any scoring system will do, just explain it please thanks)
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This looks quite interesting. I'm not Australian so I'll sit back and watch. Hope you get a good opponent!!
Heck, let's leave it at 18+ to avoid too much hoo-ha
But, I do agree with you that this is a bit silly if the owner is say 16+ and held responsible for the injuries caused, it's pretty safe for a social democracy with sane citizens like Australia to legalise.
I was kind of asking you what's the issue with it being illegal. Also, if you use the 'gel ball blasters are similar' argument, then a skill Con-sided debater here will say 'and that is proof that gel ball blasters should be outlawed as well' and reverse your dynamic to cancel that argument out.
Yes, paintball is legal in all parts of Australia. Gell ball blasters are also legal in the eastern parts of Australia. The only reason that I know of as to why airsoft is illegal is because the guns look ‘too realistic.’ That statement can be easily mad invalid because gell ball blasters and replica style weapons are legal.
Isn't paintball legal? What's the issue then?