look-alike firearm
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
For purposes of this section, the term “look-alike firearm” means any imitation of any original firearm which was manufactured, designed, and produced since 1898, including and limited to toy guns, water guns, replica nonguns, and air-soft guns firing nonmetallic projectiles. Such term does not include any look-alike, nonfiring, collector replica of an antique firearm developed prior to 1898, or traditional B–B, paint-ball, or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of air pressure.
Source
- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 5001Commerce and Trade · Penalties for entering into commerce of imitation firearms · for purposes of this section