Ever since we posted the story about the Venezuelan Airsoft Community facing the airsoft ban with legislation enacted by their Congress, they have been working hard to unify the airsoft teams and federations to come up with a national coordinating group. Starting with a transitional board to meet the airsoft players and drum up more local support, they're finally putting their act together.

The only way that airsoft gets to be legal in Venezuela right now is to have it recognized as a sport. If there will be local associations up to the national level, just like those local sport committees, this means that they are an organized sport which will just need more guidance and support from their Sports Ministry.

So talk to your airsoft associations and teams, we have to make sure that airsoft survives in countries where it is blossoming. The lesser countries recognizing airsoft, the more we are threatened in our own countries. Our thanks to those countries who have concretely sent in their statements of support to our Venezuelan brothers and sisters.

Now, Javier Brito tells us more of what they are doing:

"I want to update you about how is Airsoft doing in Venezuela.

Last weekend we had an Airsofters National Meeting, Captains from more than 60 Teams met in a conference room in an important University. We settled a transitional board that meets all national airsofters and we were talking about the next steps to make Airsoft a Sport so this is the way we found to counteract the law that is against our interests.

I made an exhibition presenting the three letters I have received so far (UKAPU, NAVB and Romania). I hope to receive more letters from all our friends around the World, the more letters, the greater the support.

Once again thanks for your support.

Best regards,

Javier Brito"