Post by jhample on Dec 21, 2010 16:02:12 GMT -5
found some fun facts on orange tips. they are not technically required by any states. only when being imported/exported from the country. so feel free to remove if you so chose. but it is always a good idea to have it just in case.
"American federal laws require minimum 6 mm (0.24 in) orange tips to be present on all "toy guns" (including airsoft replicas) while being transported within or imported into the United States. These brightly colored tips show the difference between real and replica firearms, which helps to ensure safety.[18] However, when playing on a private field, no orange tip is needed. In strict technicality, the Federal regulations do not specifically require the owner to keep the muzzle painted after acquiring their airsoft gun."
In some cases you can get away with not even shipping it with a tip if you have:
"Coloration of the entire exterior surface of the device in white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in combination with other colors in any pattern."
"American federal laws require minimum 6 mm (0.24 in) orange tips to be present on all "toy guns" (including airsoft replicas) while being transported within or imported into the United States. These brightly colored tips show the difference between real and replica firearms, which helps to ensure safety.[18] However, when playing on a private field, no orange tip is needed. In strict technicality, the Federal regulations do not specifically require the owner to keep the muzzle painted after acquiring their airsoft gun."
In some cases you can get away with not even shipping it with a tip if you have:
"Coloration of the entire exterior surface of the device in white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in combination with other colors in any pattern."
