Editing Airsoft (section)

=== United States ===
Airsoft guns in the United States are sold with a federally mandated orange tip which must be 1/4 inch or longer covering the muzzle of the replica. Manufacturers and importers may cite [[Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations]], which stipulates that "no person shall manufacture, enter into commerce, ship, transport, or receive any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm" without approved markings; these may include an orange tip, orange barrel plug, brightly colored exterior of the whole toy, or transparent construction (part 272.2, formerly part 1150.2). However, section 272.1 (formerly 1150.1) clearly indicates that these restrictions shall not apply to "traditional B-B, paint-ball, or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of compressed air, compressed gas or mechanical spring action, or any combination thereof."<ref>{{cite web |title=Title 15 Part 272 Marking of toy, look-alike and imitation firearms |url=http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=c7b9dfa1176c8b46b470823f9207f044&ty=HTML&h=L&n=15y1.2.2.8.9&r=PART |work=Electronic Code of Federal Regulations |publisher=US Government Printing Office |access-date=8 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106024749/http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=c7b9dfa1176c8b46b470823f9207f044&ty=HTML&h=L&n=15y1.2.2.8.9&r=PART |archive-date=6 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> This exempts airsoft guns from these requirements, placing them in the same category as BB-guns, pellet, air, and paintball, none of which are conventionally sold or used with an orange tip, and many of which bear as much resemblance to real firearms as airsoft guns do.<ref>{{cite web |title=Difference between airsoft and air rifles |url=http://www.pelletguns101.com |publisher=Pellet Guns 101 |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420000817/http://www.pelletguns101.com/ |archive-date=20 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>