Airsoft in Malaysia

Airsoft has been in Malaysia for so many years ago and in one time airsoft are always considered as a toy. Airsoft are being so unlucky because has been misused in illegal activity because most Airsoft almost resemble the actual arms. Therefore Airsoft became illegal in Malaysia under Seksyen 32 (1 hingga 3) Akta Senjatapi 1960 (Malaysian Law, Section 32(1 to 3) Arms Act 1960) and Seksyen 36 (1 hingga 3) Akta Senjatapi 1960 (Malaysian Law, Section 36 (1 to 3) Arms Act 1960).

MASOC – Malaysian Airsoft Association under its president Mr. Mohd Zamri Muhammad promoting Airsoft sports and tries to legalized airsoft in Malaysia. The proposal for airsoft to be legally registered, controlled and monitored has already been supported by several ministers in the cabinet. The only reason that airsoft is not legal yet, is to have the Associations Registrar Commission and the Sport Commission to approve and recognized airsoft as a sports and the association as the governance body.

As Airsoft to be legalized, MASOC hopes that it may help to cut off smugglers from smuggling airsoft into Malaysia and to minimized the misused of airsoft in unhealthy activity. I’ve seen positive effect from our neighboring country such as Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. Indonesia has already practicing the registration of airsoft as a method of controlling and monitoring process. I does help Indonesian Airsofter became responsible more respectful to the laws as they want to keep the hobby to be legal. Filipinos are now also enjoying the benefit as the Philippines governments take the same step.

I hope one day, Malaysia will legalized airsoft. I’ve highlighted our neighboring country with no attention say that their laws are better or we should follow them. It just to say that there are positive views in airsoft. I hope the Malaysian laws on airsoft will benefit the growth and development of the Airsoft sports, airsoft awareness and to really put on arrest of misused airsoft for illegal activity.