RE: pellet gun question....
I have had a gamo that was about $200 bucks and shot about 1000 fps with a .177 .........itwas stout and accurate!! I have shot doves as far as 50 yards just to see if I could and it killed the crap out of them...........I shot a rabbit at about 30 yards and heard the bullet bounce off into the woods after passing through it !! And squirrel are an easy one shot kill !!
But it is not much different than a .22 except quieter........I would treat it like it was a .22 in a neighborhood.........they're pretty dang powerful !!!