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Airsoft guns are replicas of firearms developed forwere designed to fire various calibers of rubber or
recreational purposes. They are designed after actualplastic BBs. Over time the design and capacity of the
firearms but propel non-metallic bullets or pellets.guns were improved and standardized 6mm and 8mm
Airsoft guns come in various models and are operatedsized bullets were used. The first models were spring
based on the mechanism that drives the pellet. Theypowered but they later were largely replaced by gas
can be operated manually, via a spring, electric motorpowered models. Now there exist various models in
or using compressed gas. Air soft guns can shootdifferent shapes using various systems and
pellets at velocities within 100 to 600ft/s. The firemechanism. Airsoft guns were introduced into North
mechanism of the guns fire pellets using a piston thatAmerica around the mid 90s.
compresses pockets of air behind the BB. TheAir soft guns are considered safe for players above
standard weight of the guns is .12 -.30 grams although10 years. The pellets or BBs travel at relatively low
some models can weigh as up to .43gramsvelocity so that impact is not enough to pierce the skin.
The history of Air soft guns can be traced back toSome Airsoft guns make use of heavier projectiles
Japan during the 80s. Back then it was illegal to ownsuch as metals or copper which can penetrate the
firearms although there was huge interest in them.skin. Such heavy projectiles are usually banned from all
Spurred by the available interest in firearms,Airsoft games events. By law most states in America
manufacturers began to produce replicas of the realrequire that an orange marker be placed on the tips of
thing. The guns they produced looked real enough butAirsoft guns to differentiate them from real firearms.