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Pellet guns in Hong Kong...
I believe that Marglo is trying to build a little drama in his report (and/or he's never been to Hong Kong before) as I am also skeptical about him carrying a loaded gun and flashing it around Hong Kong.
But I have found that there is a very popular following in Hong Kong for realistic pellet guns that can be purchased legally by Hong Kong citizens. Back in 2005, while looking for some radio control hobby shop in the area by the Ladies Market (around the Soy and Fai Yuen St. area) I ran across at least 12 to 15 shops selling Japanese reproductions of almost any gun made on the planet! It seems that these people stage contest similar to paint ball matches except that they use pellet guns instead. They dress up in full military uniforms and stage these events on out laying islands from Hong Kong. I have photos of the shops and the guns, machine guns and rifles and they look and feel like the real thing. I'll see if I can find those pictures and get back to you with them.
Update! I found some of the pictures I took of the pellet shops I found in the Kowloon area! Check them out! The first shot is the outside of the Tokyo Model Co and it was also the brand of the pellet guns they carried. The second and third picture were of guns they carried that you could purchase.
[QUOTE=Idler31]I'm sorry Marglo, but I can't help being skeptical about this. HK has some of the toughest gun control laws in the world. The only people here who carry guns for their work are policemen. It's practically impossible even to get an air pistol or BB gun here. Perhaps if you're a gun salesman you might be legitimately travelling with some weaponry, but walking the streets with firearms is an incredibly bad idea in HK.
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