Among the instance below, there were other incidents involving ignorant teens with airsoft guns. All this led to the banning of the use of airsoft guns within city limits without a permit. Of course this enraged my group of airsoft friends and I, because now we would not be allowed to play in the woods behind my house without the risk of receiving a $600 ticket, and probably our airsoft guns confiscated. We were left with few options, one of which was one of my friends had a friend who owned a piece of land out by Wikiup Nature Center. We had played there multiple times before, and was easily our favorite place to play. But, there were some issues with it, such as, we need to request permission to use the land at least a week ahead of time, plus it was a twenty-minute drive to the place, and this was when non of us could drive. Although better, it was hassle and required much more planning than just going out into the woods behind my house.
About two years ago, there was a group of airsoft-ers that received a permit from the city allowing us to play airsoft on predetermined days. Ironically, the location was on the north east side at the First Assembly of God church. There are some woods next to the church, right between Lowe's and Highway 100. The event planners had to coordinate injury waivers for everyone, as well as let the police station know when they were holding an event. This turned out be a great event that attracted upwards of 30 people on a good day. Other than this, there haven't been many opportunities to play airsoft since the ban, resulting in the hobby dying down among many of my friends.
Despite my time away from the sport, I still have a deep desire to play, and hope to continue playing airsoft for years to come.
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