Airsoft BB Guns?

I learn something new every day. Today, I found out about Airsoft guns. Ever hear of these things? Apparently, it all started decades ago in Japan. People their had a strong interest in guns, but the law was incredibly restrictive. Manufacturers started producing lookalike guns that shot plastic BBs using air propulsion. People love them, and the tred spread like wildfire. Today, the Airsoft guns are being sold in the U.S. by a company, Zephyr, long-involved with the paintgun hobby.

Apparently, these Airsoft pistols and rifles are nearly exact replicas of real guns--with one exception. They have a bright orange tip to clearly identify them as replicas. The guns are made of metal and with the exception of shooting relatively safe BBs and having a bright orange end (as required by law) they are ringers for the real deal.

Zephyr is bringing in a lot of these Airsoft Guns from producers like KWA and China Airsoft. I know this is a bit off topic, compared to our usual discussion of cord blood banking, but I thought it deserved a mention because it is something with which few of us are really familiar.