Lol. No offence to anyone when I say this so please don't mind me. I think we're taking this whole idea of controlling the items to absolute critical degree.

Here's my two cents about "robbers" using airsoft to rob say...... banks.

You have to be that stupid of a robber to take your asop and try to rob the bank in broad daylight because your gun will never stand up to a real gun carried by the responding police team. You can threaten all you want with the hostages but when the police find out that they are toys.... let's just say you're screwed. (Notice bank robbers these days prefer to rob banks at night?? much less complications because there isn't anyone to deal with.....)

You have to understand that robbing a bank or a jewelry store isn't something simple as brandishing weapons and walking into the joint. It also involves logistics in getting out fast enough (so you don't get caught), dispersing/laundering the money/jewelry and remove traceability (so you don't get caught) and etc (so you don't get caught). The robbers that get away these days are truly the ingenious ones! Like that one time the maybank kena rob via the underground tunnel dug into the vault.

Now if you think deeper, crimes that involve a substantial amount of money are masterminded by organized crime rings and these folks have real weapons. Why'd they want asop? Keep operating costs down?

So with those out of the way, asop can be misused by the smaller clowns for muggings and stuff. But if that's the case, why would they resort to asop guns (which cost considerably more than your steering lock/crowbar/steel pipe/knife)? To mug someone you don't point a gun at them and yell "GIMME ALL YOUR MONEY!" from afar. Instead you need to sneak up behind them, catch them off-guard and mug them. In this case, a gun is overkill for the job even if its asop. A little pen-knife (which is WAY EASIER to conceal) is more than enough to scare the daylights out of the victim.

How about the joe that tries to rob a restaurant/7-11 with asop? They all have CCTVs and that's how the police get their faces and nail them in the end. So regardless of what they use, if they intended to rob a place, any countertop item can be used as a life threatening weapon. Even your kitchen knife is intimidating enough compared to asop. Now here's an interesting scenario for you to ponder about... let's say 7-11 gets robbed by an asop brandisher, and for some reason, the fella behind the counter thinks "I'm not afraid to fight back".... what do you think will happen the moment the 7-11 employee finds out that its an asop? the robber better run for his life coz he's got a really pissed employee about to take the robber's head off with the cash register.

One last thought. Detroit in Michigan is one of the world's cities with the HIGHEST crimerates. Crimes committed using asop is practically unheard of. Why is that so?

Bro warhawk, I agree with you that for our society to remain safe it is better to bear some of that burden on our own shoulders and not only rely solely on the authorities. I think that your suggestion for the enthusiasts to bear some of that financial burden of installing chips and stuff is admirable but let me put it this way, if there is a way that works well without the need to incur extra costs, wouldn't that be better?

As for guys who pack their "heat" around when going for games. Once this is legalized, it is not to be assumed that all police officers will be aware of the existence of these toys. So in the event you get pulled over, do the smart thing. Keep your hands on the wheel, stay in the car and don't make sudden movements. When the officer talks to you, declare to him "Tuan, saya ada replika mainan dalam boot. Tuan bolehla periksa tetapi mainan ini adalah sah di sisi undang2". Telling him rather than letting him find it himself can induce two different reactions. If the officer tells you to get out and frisks you, you let him do so. Remember you're not committing a crime so don't act like you are. Once he's satisfied, you might even make friends with him (if he's from the area you're from).
Lolz, sorry for writing so much. I hope I didn't bore anyone