What is an Air Gun?
An air gun can be defined in more than one way, either by standard definition or in legal terms. The standard definition is any gun that requires compressed gas or air to fire a projectile. In legal terms, the definition varies by location. Many countries consider an air gun to be a firearm. There are different classes of firearms, but in many areas, it is illegal to own an air gun without going through the same processes required to own any other type of firearm. There are usually age restrictions as well. Where guns are prohibited entirely, air guns are generally also banned. The regulations applied to an air gun usually correspond with the power of the gun. The more powerful it is the more likely it is to be restricted or banned, even though many of the air guns available today are not as powerful as those used in the past for defense or hunting. While many people don’t consider an air gun a serious weapon, it can be. Pellet guns and BB guns can cause serious injury. An air gun, lik
An air gun is either an air rifle or a hand pneumatic gun which fires projectiles using a mechanism including compressed air or other high pressured gas. When the trigger is pulled the pellets are forced from the barrel either by the release of a coiled spring, or the discharge of compressed gas from the cylinder. They are also called pneumatic guns, pellet guns or BB Guns. They can be used for hunting or leisure shooting practise with targets. An air weapon, either an air rifle or air pistol, differs fundamentally from a conventional firearm by the fact that the gun and the pellets discharged do not contain explosive substance.
