Federal law in the United States requires that a 6 mm orange tip to be present on all airsoft replicas while being imported into the United States. These brightly coloured tips show the difference between real and replica firearms, which helps to ensure safety. However, when playing on a field, no orange tip is needed. The federal regulations do not require the owner to keep the muzzle painted after acquiring their airsoft gun. Few players choose to keep the tip, whether for safety or another reason, and some switch their orange-painted flash hiders with more realistic ones shortly before playing while at the field's staging area.
Don't federal laws precede federal laws?
State law usually takes precedence over federal law, preventing an all-powerful central government. Ideally state laws should comply with federal law. The precedence of state law over federal is seen with state laws such as open container laws and minimum wage laws that do not comply with federal law.
Current law: provides that any person who changes, alters,
removes, or obliterates any coloration or markings that are
required by any applicable state or federal law or regulation
for any imitation firearm in a way that makes the imitation
firearm or device look more like a firearm, is guilty of a
misdemeanor. This section does not apply to a manufacturer,
importer, or distributor of imitation firearms. This section does not apply to lawful use in theatrical productions,
including motion pictures, television, and stage productions.
(Penal Code § 20150.)
Purpose: The purpose of this bill is to include BB devices within
requirements pertaining to "imitation firearms" that are
prohibited for manufacture or sale in California unless the
entire exterior surface of the device is 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, as
provided by federal regulations governing imitation firearms, or
where the entire device is constructed of transparent or
translucent materials which permits unmistakable observation of
the device's complete contents, as specified.
Since most feilds are private, would'nt we they not have to have their guns colored as long as they were only presented only on said feild?
Have I found a loophole or am I just being stupid?