Just to play devil's advocate, established non-lethal devices (tasers, bean bag rounds, batons, OC, etc.) are also capable of inflicting serious bodily injury and death.WildBill wrote:By definition, taking out someones eyeball is "serious bodily injury".Dannyboy wrote:At 400 FPS, these 177 caliber steel BBs can easily take out an eyeball. It can easily penetrate basic clothing, and be lodged deep enough to cause some problems. It can easily deter someone from coming toward you. Just hope they don't have something more powerful. If nothing else, it will inflict severe pain, which is quite often more than enough to end a bad situation.WildBill wrote:It could. An air pistol could be considered a deadly weapon.Pariah3j wrote:I'm not sure using a airsoft/co2 pistol would rise to the level of deadly force. It would be more the category of less than lethal, more like a paintball marker or similar type of instrument.
Given that imho, that it doesn't rise to the level of being a firearm, I don't think you would need a permit to carry one. However I think as suggested before me, that would be ill advised and foolish due to the number of reasons that could go wrong.
Texas Penal Code Sec. 1.07. DEFINITIONS.
17) "Deadly weapon" means:
(A) a firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious bodily injury; or
(B) anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.
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