This topic has been pretty well explained by Ganef, Vince, and Doc. But to really understand thier points you have to put your own wants aside and you gotta look at it from the long time members view's. Theyve worked hard to get Airsoft where it is now in this state, and theyve been through Im sure many conversations just like this one, and have been burned, set back and frustrated due to trusting the wrong people. My point is that the senior members[for lack of a better term off the top of my head] are being careful with who they allow into thier circle if you will, and I dont blame them one bit. Theyve earned it, we new-comers havent, we just take advantage of what they have already built, and some of us abuse it, mainly the kids, and its about time alot of the newcomers[including myself] earn thier place in this community instead of thinking that its owed to them. And to sonjamichelle, Im sure your boy is a great kid and is very respectable, and Im sure he has earned his place in the texas airsoft community and is respected there, I dont doubt that for one minute and Im sure alot of the other guys dont either, but this isnt texas, and if he really wants to airsoft, do as doc says and try and find some kids that are at the same level as your son, and if thats hard, so be it, he will have to earn his place here just like the rest of us need to, and working hard for something can only make him a better person and appreciate it more once hes achived it, as Im sure you already know.
As always I give the invitation for somebody to correct me if Im wrong.
