I completely back you up,air rifles only bring about an air of suspicion right at first.Yeah, you can put an eye out or something! Those darn pellets hurt actually, even if they are classified as "airsoft". Some of the more expensive weapons look and operate 1:1 to a real firearm, such as the ones that work off of pneumatic power. Very cool toys that aren't considered firearms but again, no one needs any unneeded trouble for holding something that only looks suspicious upon first glance.