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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by camhenlin on Thursday September 19, 2019 @06:33PM (#21021424)
Yeah that is absolutely what it sounds like to me, these are toys that many people played with as children or would be willing to give to children to play with. Pretty harmless unless it catches you in the eye. They are specifically designed to not be dangerous. I've never heard of any other type of air-fired plastic pellets at least. Pretty enraging and hopefully Mr. Hohn is able to make it back to American soil very soon
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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by amaccuish on Friday September 20, 2019 @12:24PM (#21028409)
I'm pretty sure lot's of countries have laws against "imitation firearms", especially airlines, so I'm not to sympathetic to this guy.
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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by scrumbledober on Thursday September 19, 2019 @06:35PM (#21021435)
I can totally understand some repercussions if he had been attempting to fly with an airsoft gun, but small plastic balls? This is just absurd.
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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by Taniwha on Thursday September 19, 2019 @06:42PM (#21021492)
He was transporting the IN to Hong Kong, I can understand that being a sensitive topic right now
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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by throwaway1997 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @09:52PM (#21022622)
Hong Kong has entire streets dedicated to selling replica guns and other Airsoft equipment. Airsoft (known locally as "wargames") is hugely popular in Hong Kong and completely legal.
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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by jethro_tell on Thursday September 19, 2019 @07:38PM (#21021830)
The what now?
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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by williamchangnpu on Friday September 20, 2019 @03:08AM (#21023946)
Accroding to Chinese law, airsoft BB is illegal, that might sound absurd, but it is the law. And it is selectively enforced. There are stories that people get penalty just for selling toy guns, http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2016-12-31/doc-ifxzczfc6640913.sh... in Chinese). It cause some discussion and debate on the internet and within the law realm, but by 2018 the supreme court gave some guidance for such case. https://www.spp.gov.cn/xwfbh/wsfbt/201803/t20180328_372604.s... Personally I don't think it is a leverage for the trade war, the laws in China is not so mature as in US, and tend to be more tough when it involves guns. edited for spelling error.
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Re:China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx by dredmorbius on Thursday September 19, 2019 @08:39PM (#21022203)
s/the/them/
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