Transporting an airsoft gun from the US to Israel
There was a question about traveling with a gun:
Can Somebody travel with their gun internationally?
What procedures, if any, does one need to follow to bring an airsoft gun from the US into Israel on an airplane?
P.S. It will be transported in the checked luggage if at all.
Best Answer
Airsoft guns, as well as being working pellet guns, are replica guns in the sense that they look like the real thing. Replica guns must be treated in the same way as guns when carried on an aircraft. See also here.
You should probably be aware that importing Airsoft guns to Israel may not be legal.
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Answer 2
I don't think it is legal here but I don't think you will be caught either, my friend ordered an airsoft gun and it arrived. Some other friend bought one when he was in Greece and brought it here without problems. So you don't have to worry about it.
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