What is an “air-soft” gun? Is it as powerful as a BB gun? (By “powerful” I mean only that it can hurt someone.)
No.
Air soft are those lightweight plastic pellets.
If you have a gun phobia they might hurt...your feelings.
An “air-soft” gun is a toy gun that can fire small plastic pellets that are larger than BB’s and smaller than paintballs. They might hurt you a little if you get hit by one close up but will not penetrate skin. It’s a step up from a nerf gun.
It's like a BB gun, but it shoots plastic pellets.
I don't think it can hurt someone, except in the eyes.
Airsoft guns fire a 6mm plastic pellet. The more expensive ones are CO2 powered and can cause some pain and maybe damage if shot in the eye. The spring powered ones are much cheaper and don’t have much velocity.