Purchasing a BB gun in PA?

[FMJ]

seems we would be better off with them ( air guns ) being considered the same as a .22 here in pa.

I don't think the popular opinion is that bb guns and .22's are considered the same.. for one, the 22 uses an explosive to propel a bullet at nearly 1200 feet per second. Most bb guns are lucky to achive half that and a bb is a much lighter projectile.

[dualaxle]

All very good advise…and all will be considered. Thank you all for your input.

[JohnKos]

Years ago when i lived in the PRNJ i bought 2 air pistols in PA. I still have them 31 years later. Border patrol must have been out to lunch.

[RandomTask]

That is why I asked.

Wow... you poor thing; look what NJ has done to you. You're like a puppy that has been abused by its owner!
Get out of that place ASAP.

[bullet]

um you need to register bb guns in nj? wow!! in mi its like buying a cap gun just walk in pick it up and pay for it take it home and start killing squirerls.

[Berks_Iraq_Vet]

Further proof that New Jersey is a toilet. BB Guns. My God.....................

[phillyd2]

NJ does indeed treat BB guns as firearms..

Quoted just to underscore how much NJ sucks! WTF? BB guns? Really?

[WhiteFeather]

Where were all the gun owners in NJ to stop stupid laws like from being enacted in the first place?
Did they speak up or just sit on the sidelines?

Don’t like the existing laws, fight to change them or deal with the consequences of inaction.

PA only lacks a simple majority of AG votes in harrisburg to make it the most anti-gun state in eastern US, its not for the lack of trying to pass them in PA read some of them here.

Anti Gun Rights Bills Summary Spring of 2009
http://acslpa.org/n-legislative/Anti...0of%202009.htm

[tlgpa]

I don't think the popular opinion is that bb guns and .22's are considered the same.. for one, the 22 uses an explosive to propel a bullet at nearly 1200 feet per second. Most bb guns are lucky to achive half that and a bb is a much lighter projectile.

A crossman 880 BB gun will shoot 750fps.
Gamo Hunter Extreme Air Rifle Pellet gun .177 cal 1600 fps .22 cal 1300 fps

[FMJ]

A crossman 880 BB gun will shoot 750fps.
Gamo Hunter Extreme Air Rifle Pellet gun .177 cal 1600 fps .22 cal 1300 fps

Thats an extreme case and also a rifle. bb GUNS cannot approach those velocities and a pellet (usually lead) is heavier than a steel bb. I own a few BB guns and they move so slowly that a breeze can push it 5 feet off target within 50 feet. It's not generally considered a lethal weapon.
Seriously, they can't be considered equal. Otherwise, you would have to go through a FFL in PA for those too instead of walmarts Toy department.