Also known as an air gun. A weapon that uses compressed gas to fire a projectile, as opposed to a firearm which uses a propellant, such as gunpowder, in order to fire.
"Bustin' a cap with a pellet plastic pellet gun, April 8, 2010" by Lindsay is licensed under CC BY.
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