I am a father of 2 young boys, and with boys they love their guns. The gun could be their finger, lego blocks or a toy gun. My ex-girlfriend revenge and I thought long and hard about purchasing them a practice rifle, like a 22 caliber, but saw many risks of owning a real firearm with kids.

After some research we found airsoft guns, they are replicas of real guns without the extreme danger. Of course, if not used properly they could get injured, but we're only talking about a welt or bruise like with paintball. The spring airsoft guns offer them the chance to learn the rules of firearm safety and hone their shooting skills without risk of bodily harm.

Even though the airsoft guns are not real, with the look and feel of real firearms, our boys don't seem to mind. It's something my boys and I can do and enjoy together, and that's the best part. It helps that it's an inexpensive activity unlike anything else kids like to do these days.

At the moment we only have spring airsoft cheap guns, which have a low rate of fire, but once the boys are more experienced I intend on getting some electric airsoft rifles and even a gas powered one as well. The gas guns interest me especially, my ex-girlfriend revenge likes them too. My eyes lit up when I read that many electric and gas guns are full auto fire.

Even though my ex-girlfriend revenge and I are in our 30's, playing with airsoft guns makes us feel like kids again.