Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27923854-20160709125916/@comment-27306930-20160710021519

Criminy Hogan, you and I agree on almost every point. That's soooo weird 😉

(Bite tongue now)

But as a counterpoint, I would add that it has always been a policy of mine NOT to mod blasters to the point of being painful or dangerous. If children shouldn't be using your modded blaster, then it's no longer a toy, it's a gun, and it should be treated with the same respect you treat guns. I see all the youtube videos of idiots splitting 2x4s with their 1500psi blasters. Those aren't blasters, they're weapons. IMHO. So while you point out that "modded blasters can be painful.  this makes it difficult to have small children in a nerf war", I would counter that by saying maybe small children shouldn't have access to blasters that are capable of inflicting serious pain. And just for the record, I know that if I shoot you in the eye with my stock FireStrike at point blank range, it's going to be painful. I'm not a dope, so don't counter with that silly argument. You could accomplish the same with a stick. An unmodded stick.

Counterpoint #2 : Yes, you can ruin your blaster by modding it. I wholeheartedly agree. But a thousand posts on this Wiki will also attest that simply playing with your blaster in the manner prescribed by Hasbro can also break your blaster. So that point is moot. Just sayin'

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