[Jeff Higgins]

I had a similar conversation with a Lynnwood cop years ago, Charles. We had just been annexed into the city, so the guy kind of used that as an excuse to not have to press the issue with me. He thought it was as silly as I did. He only came over to discuss it with me because a neighbor, whose miscreant thief son was being hauled off to jail, thought he might lighten his own load (or share the wealth) by telling the arresting officers that he had seen his neighbor out shooting in his yard. Hell, the ass hole had even come over to shoot with me a couple of times. This cop was good-natured about the whole thing, as he was really there to haul the kid off, but he was very clear about what he said. It's the law.

Silly or not, that's the age in which we live. No more kids (no matter their age) with BB guns. If you live in a suburban or urban area, almost gauranteed it is illegal to shoot even a BB gun, even in your garage or something. Wrist rockets, pea shooters, rubber band guns - you name it, they are all classified as "firearms" in many jurisdictions. Just be aware of that and act accordingly.