How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?

Re:How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work? by sev on Monday January 28, 2013 @01:49PM (#5129938)

Anyone remember the orange one? I heard they changed it to orange after getting sued due to the grey one looking too "real" - any truth to that legend?

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Re:How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work? by jlgreco on Monday January 28, 2013 @01:55PM (#5129976)

I am not sure if it was the case at the time, but I believe there are currently federal regulations that mandate that airsoft guns have to have a bright orange tip.

That is what this wikipedia article indicates anyway, though the section is rather poor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_weapon#Toy_weapon_laws

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Re:How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work? by quad_copter_cat on Monday January 28, 2013 @06:46PM (#5131500)

It wasn't just Nintendo guns. I remember that all toy guns switched to ridiculous colors some time around 1988. If I recall correctly, it was a new safety law; the police didn't want to accidentally shoot some kid playing with a toy gun.

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