The following jurisdictions regulate the transfer, possession, or use of non-powder guns to some degree: Although additional regulations exist, non-powder gun regulations can generally be broken down into the following categories:.
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New York City prohibits the sale or possession of any air pistol or air rifle defined as any instrument in which the propelling force is air or a spring without an appropriate license. Persons who are licensed by the city to sell air pistols and rifles may do so only if they deliver the weapons to a location outside the city or the transferee has an air pistol or rifle license.
Air pistol or rifle dealers must keep records detailing the name and address of each purchaser and the place of delivery for each sale. The features listed below are intended to provide a framework from which policy options may be considered. A jurisdiction considering new legislation should consult with counsel. BB guns can fire at speeds of up to feet per second. Pellet guns can be even more powerful with speeds approaching 1, feet per second.
Those are mildly interesting figures, but they mean little without some point of reference for injury. Human skin — far thinner and softer than most animal hides — can be punctured by ammunition traveling at just feet per second.
Increase the speed to feet per second — an increase of only 50 feet per second — and the potential for injury escalates to fractured bone. Injury can happen faster than a car accident. Fortunately, BB ammunition loses considerable strength relative to distance, and jeans or other tough materials can be sufficient protection against penetration outside the range of about two dozen meters. Unfortunately, that says nothing about the power of BB and pellet guns used at close range — and children using their guns usually are at close range, because they are playing together.
This social context of BB and pellet guns means the already-present risk of injury and death is increased. Pellet and BB gun injuries can either be direct hits, or hits from ammunition bouncing off of nearby surfaces like rocks and trees.
In both cases, the damage can be devastating. Before we continue, take a moment to guess how many children are admitted to the hospital for air gun injuries each year. There were replica guns found in St. Paul and turned into the police property room last year and 85 so far this year. Paul, other than at target ranges. The St. And if someone uses a BB gun in a crime, they could be charged with aggravated robbery or aggravated assault, a more serious offense than BB gun possession.
Recently, Kill set five guns on a cart in the property room. Three had a Glock inscription, one said Swiss Arms and the last was marked as a Powerline. She pointed out one Glock, which was her unloaded duty weapon; the rest were BB guns. Information from: St. Sections U. Science Technology Business U. Police raise alarm about BB guns appearing as real weapons. Paul Police Sgt. Tina Kill shows a realistic-looking BB gun in the police property room in St. Paul, Minn. Officers have come face-to-face with young people holding BB guns that couldn't readily be differentiated from actual guns.
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