I wrote a letter to the Journalist that wrote the piece and this is what she said.
Hi Mr. xxxxxx,
Thanks for the kind email. I really appreciate you taking the time to
reach out. You aren't the only one fired up about this! After only two
days on our site, the report got almost 50,000 hits!
At any rate, please feel free to contact me again, any time.
All the best to you!
Sincerely,
Alexis Del Cid
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert xxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxx@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 5:01 PM
To: Alexis Delcid
Subject: ATF seizes 30 toy guns, infuriating local business owner
Dear Alexis,
Thank you for bringing this story to the your News Site. I am over in
Florida and part of a Large Airsofting group and this is absolute lunacy
to think these guns can be made into real firearms. What the ATF fails
to realize is that these toy guns are not just used by kids in their
backyard. These guns are used by Local Law Enforcement agencies as well
for training due to their low cost when compared to Simunition rifles
that of course the big government can afford. I know here in Florida a
few Police departments are using these airsoft guns just because its
more cost effective for them. These ATF agents belong in washington
behind a desk if they think these guns can be turned into real ones I
know cause I have extensive real firearms experience and worked for the
government for quite some time. Personally I think while they were
busting Mr. Martin probably a 100 real illegal firearms came into the
country. Anyway thanks for bringing this story to the attention of the
public I dont particularly like journalist but you are alright in my
book thank you.
Sincerely,
Robert xxxxxxx