| An Airsoft gun is not a traditional BB gun. | | | | deathly injuries. Don't fool yourself, any |
| The traditional BB gun shoots out a .177 | | | | time of gun can cause some harm and can hurt |
| metal BB; airsoft guns shoot out 6mm plastic | | | | if one of the BBs were to hit the skin. |
| BB. The BBS that an Airsoft gun shoots are | | | | However, they are designed to shoot for a |
| slightly bigger and are not made of metal. | | | | distance of 50-300 feet and made not to even |
| The only thing that the two have in common is | | | | shatter glass. If you are shot with an |
| the fact that they resemble a real gun or | | | | airsoft gun BB, you may became cut and bleed |
| weapon. Airsoft guns are also, unable to | | | | a little, but the BB will not penetrate the |
| shoot full auto like machine guns. | | | | skin. Most injuries caused by these weapons |
| | | | are not life threating, but they can shoot |
| Some people get them confused with paintball | | | | your eye out. Professionals recommend that |
| funs. Paintballs are more single in design | | | | goggles be worn to protect the eyes. |
| and don't resemble a real gun. Paintballs are | | | | |
| mainly used for war games and they shoot | | | | When it comes to airsoft guns, there are |
| plastic balls that filled with pain. The size | | | | three basic types of guns. There are spring |
| of a paintball gun is much bigger than 6mm, | | | | airsoft guns, electric, and gas-powered guns. |
| almost three times bigger. Paint guns shoot | | | | Each type is different in the way they shoot |
| like machine guns, and that isn't an airsoft | | | | out the BBs. You will want to learn how to |
| gun. If you have an airsoft electric gun, | | | | properly use your airsoft gun by refereeing |
| then you can shoot like a machine gun, but | | | | the type of gun. The guns are legal in the |
| only with an electric one. | | | | United States, Japan, Hong Kong, and |
| | | | Indonesia. |
| The airsoft gun started in Japan. People in | | | | |
| Japan where interested in having their own | | | | Some other countries also allow them to an |
| gun, but the law prohibits them. So the | | | | extent. Because they look identical to real |
| airsoft gun was designed to look like a real | | | | guns, many countries that forbid guns forbid |
| gun or weapon and do not break the law. | | | | airsoft guns as well. But because they look |
| Manufactures of them have a license agreement | | | | so much like real guns, you should always be |
| with regular gun manufactures so that they | | | | cautious to where you go with one or how you |
| can legally make replicas and designs the | | | | act while holding one. In the United States, |
| same. | | | | the nozzle of the gun needs to have an |
| | | | orangish, red tip so that people can |
| They are meant to look and feel like a real, | | | | differentiate if the gun is real or if it is |
| firing gun, but it doesn't mean to cause | | | | an airsoft gun. |