It is indicated that today there are three types of sports game airsoft: amateur (popular, mass, entertaining), sports (in the form of specially regulated competitions) and VR (virtual). An interesting game of “war” in the form of a sports competition is an effective way to form and improve physical qualities, motor fitness, volitional self-control, motivation to achieve results, self-control, somatognosis, organizational and communication skills (due to team activities) — that is, almost all the main components of the upbringing of a patriotic personality.

The article presents the results of a study on the peculiarities of the formation of a responsible attitude among young students to the handling of weapons, highlights the general theoretical foundations that determine the formative model. The proposed version of the programs included in extracurricular activities allows you to expand the possibilities of the educational potential of this component. The organization of a rich moral and legal practice acts as a means capable of helping to reduce social risks among students.