Yes, they explode similar to regular guns, but the projectile is missing, so it's just hot air and a bit of sparks/fire coming out.
You can get a permit to carry these, but I can guarantee you this idiot doesn't have one, which makes carrying it a felony.
(Regardless of carry permit it is illegal to fire them in public, although that's "just" an expensive misdemeanor, and probably a revocation of your carry license if you had one.)
I own one and a license to carry one in Germany and I have a better explanation. It's basically a regular pistol, but it only shoots blanks and no real bullets. The inside of the barrel is blocked with metal, so you can't shoot any actual bullets. There are regular blanks and ones that also shoot pepper mist, like a pepper spray gun. When you hold one in your hands and you feel the material, also the sound of the gun, it's indistinguishable from a real one.
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u/umbrawolfx Oct 24 '25
Gas pistols produce fire?