| Airsoft is a leisure sport which is being enjoyed by a | | | | seven hundred feet per second. |
| lot of hobbyists around the world, particularly the | | | | Yet despite the fact that they are only replicas, they |
| United States. Airsoft games are primarily a team | | | | are often mistaken for actual guns and because of |
| sport with the objective of eliminating all the | | | | this, AEG owners are often reminded to follow the |
| personnel of the opposing team. Before the start of | | | | rules on what to avoid when they are in possession |
| airsoft games, the participants are divided into teams | | | | of these devices. |
| who will now assume a role playing position in a war | | | | Perhaps the most important thing that game |
| simulation activity. The gear that are used in the | | | | organizers and participants must avoid is carrying out |
| game, particularly the weapons, closely resembles the | | | | the game in areas where there will be a chance that |
| real thing and might even be mistaken for an | | | | non-participating bystanders might get hurt. Airsoft |
| authentic gun by anyone who sees it. This is why | | | | games must be operated only in secured and |
| there are certain rules that an airsoft player must | | | | properly designated environment where it is free of |
| strictly adhere to in order to avoid any untoward | | | | bystanders, observers, or any untrained passersby |
| incidents from happening. | | | | who might mistake your AEG for a real firearm and |
| The weapons used in airsoft games are generally | | | | will most likely call 911 to report what they may |
| known as an Automatic Electric Gun, or AEG. There | | | | thought as an actual firefight. |
| are several models of AEG, which corresponds to | | | | As a responsible AEG owner, you must also avoid |
| actual gun models such as the Heckler and Koch MP5, | | | | any urge to exhibit or discharge your gun replica in |
| G36, MP210 Sub Machine Guns, Kalashnikov AK47, | | | | public places like streets, parking lots, schools, sports |
| Mauser Pro Tactical Sniper Rifles, Steyr AUG, Black | | | | fields, parks, stores, or any similar place where it |
| Eagle M6 Sniper Rifle, Stinger R34, Pulse R76, CQB | | | | could be mistaken for a real firearm. Doing so may |
| Special Ops Shotgun, Sig Sauer 552, M4 Carbine, | | | | result in your possible arrest, bodily injury, or worse, |
| M15A4 rifles, and many other authentic firearm | | | | it can even cause an incident which may lead to your |
| models. These AEG replicas closely resemble their | | | | death. It might also add to the already tight |
| genuine counterparts in terms of appearance, weight, | | | | restrictions surrounding airsoft games. |
| handling, operations, and functions. The only | | | | Avoiding these things will surely ensure your safety, |
| difference is perhaps the fact that authentic firearms | | | | as well as the security of the people around you. |
| fire deadly bullets while these replicas fire | | | | With these precautions always in every participant's |
| biodegradable gun pellets at an average velocity of | | | | minds, airsoft games will continue to flourish. |