AFAIK the laws that extend to Japanese guns and their lack of metal stems from the fact that they should be unable to fire a real round. Apperantly there have been issues where people have fired (albeit only once) a round from modified airsoft guns, and the all-plastic manufacturing of the guns have basically made that impossible.
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Airsoft guns are classified as "toys." There are rumors that these "toys" can be modified to kill; however, airsoft enthusiasts know this is far from the truth. There are also rumors that the Japanese Yakuza and Chinese Triad converted airsoft guns to fire real pistol cartridges, but are limited to a single shot. It is impossible to convert any airsoft replica to fire a real bullet due to its materials, internal design, and construction. Most rumors are driven by the realistic look of the airsoft gun and ignorance about the internals beneath the gun's "skin", a simple mechanism that cannot seriously injure people. Also, airsoft barrels are too thin to use a real bullet. If someone was to replace all of the parts necessary to use a real bullet, they would have simply built a real gun from scratch.
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And CA does have its SEVERE drawbacks as far as aesthetics are concerned.. Majority of their markings on their guns are very very unappealing. The Armalite markings on the M15 series are pretty ugly, and the, while 100% accurate markings on the Schwaben Arms and the Arsenal AK goes.. I like Cyrillic on my AK..