MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – Military police responded Thursday after a student fired an airsoft gun at another student at the high school on this U.S. base near Hiroshima.

Airsoft competitions, which originated in Japan in the early 1970s and are now played all over the world, feature guns that look nearly identical to firearms but shoot spherical plastic pellets.

Legal experts say that while carrying an airsoft gun in public isn’t illegal, but it could cause some distress to other people, so it’s advised not to carry it around like the streamer was doing.

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When the gun was found, the juvenile fled from the room. When the former student was apprehended outside, a replica semi-automatic airsoft gun was found hidden in their pants.

Local News Teens accused of shooting people in Somerville with airsoft guns Two teens allegedly shot multiple people with airsoft rifles in Somerville this week, including someone holding an infant.

SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WATE) — McMinn County deputies arrested five people on Monday they say attempted to steal airsoft guns and other items from a Sweetwater business. Deputies responded to ...

A teenager was arrested after he allegedly brought an airsoft gun to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on Tuesday, according to Montgomery County police.

A group of teenagers were arrested in Somerset Monday night after police say they attacked a man and threatened him with an airsoft gun at a beach. The 20-year-old man contacted police just before ...

The airsoft gun replica is now available from Tokyo Marui for 25,080 yen (or approximately $173) and Amazon Japan (19,475 yen ~$134), which offers overseas shipping. [Thanks, Hobby Watch ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a student after an airsoft gun was shot towards Riverside High School athletes. The incident occurred on ...

The airsoft gun appeared realistic and seemingly lacked the markings that typically distinguish toy weapons from deadly ones. Police opened an investigation Monday and were able to identify the ...