Another sort of passive aggressive gun scenario we have going on in the United States today involves what's known as airsoft guns or pellet guns. Airsoft guns may be something as simple as a toy or as expensive and intricate as the guns used in the support of Airsoft.

Airsoft guns are typically only real looking. Airsoft guns all work in essentially the same way. Though there are three types of Airsoft guns (spring, gas, and electric) and they all three work on the same principle of compressed air, though they all three are different.

When talking about the spring powered Airsoft guns these are typically a single shot machines. Spring powered air shotguns operate on the principle of stored potential energy as they launch the pellets down the barrel of a gun. These are not automatic or semiautomatic in that the user amongst cock prior to each shot. If you're looking for a cheap Airsoft gun the spring shots guns tend to be less expensive than their electric counterparts. One of the real benefits of spring powered air shotguns is their cost and reliability. Generally spring shot Airsoft guns are more reliable than the gas or electric counterparts. They also are the least expensive of the three.

The second type of Airsoft gun that is available is a gas powered gun. Gas powered guns use pressurized gas to propel pistols. One of the real downsides to gas powered Airsoft guns is the effects of the gas has on the gun. The liquid inside the gun eventually freezes due to use; also the liquid propellant that is introduced inside the gun can lead to rubber parts freezing and eventually causing irreparable damage to your gun.

The third time of Airsoft gun are electric guns. Electric Airsoft guns are automatic and use a battery which is rechargeable that powers and motor which launches pellets. One of the real benefits to the electric guns he is obviously the amount of pellets that can be discharged per minute and the distance with which these pellets may travel. Of the three types of guns and automatic electric Airsoft guns are the most popular in use in the sport.

Though the sport is just a sport, Airsoft guns represents a lot of the problems we have with guns in America. While Airsoft is a cheap and essentially harmless alternative to the real deal, its still presents problems.