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[SIZE=16pt]Seen this on Facebook and thought I’d share this to the community.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]In a bid to stop terrorism the EU are looking at banning and restricting all replica firearms, blank firers and decommissioned firearms. Quite clearly that won't stop terrorism at all. Please visit the link below, read the proposal and leave sensible and useful feedback on it explaining why this won't work. Numbers matter so make sure you leave feedback, and share this where you can.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.5pt]European Commission - Register of Commission documentshttps://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=ht...80uh_IGmn4FgjU-83n1cPSetQRNZEJtm1XmDf&s=1[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]European Commission - Register of Commission documents[/SIZE]

[SIZE=8.5pt]EC.EUROPA.EU[/SIZE]

 
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Sorry my bad thought the link had copied over. Anyway it's going round FB this morning. Personally think it's all BS, banning them won't change a single thing.

 
I don't think they need to worry about RIFS, they do not pose a life threatening risk to civilians. They need to get a fkin grip on the black market trading in live firing arms that seem to be readily available across EU. Have you seen the list of live firepower that has been recovered in recent raids in france/belgium? O_O

 
If that's what you believe, then tell them!
It's fine us all agreeing here that RIFs are not an issue, but the EC want to ban everything that they can get their hands on and are only stopped when people call them out on their shit.

 
i am going to email an MEP i sometimes do some work for and see if he has heard of any of this stuff, it may be a small proposal that can be blocked easily. I would say the best thing to do, find out who your MEP is and send them an email and find out if they can do anything.

 
it would depend on what the full extent of it was; are they planning to make us all two tone? Wouldn't really bother me, I don't play much mil sim but I can see it would put a lot of people off.

I think they would be betta implementing a more closely monitored licensing stystem. Would only need to be an extension of the current ukara. One where we all have to provide crb checks and photo ID, etc and all pay in a small amount each year. In return we would get a unified voice that would maintain our 'sport'. This has been very effective for fishing.

 
When the crazy people trade in their AKs and suicide vests for airsoft guns and BFGs, then its justified. Until then, some politicians need to get a grip and start applying common sense and reason to their work

 
Has anyone read this?? I just did and

A:im too damn tiered to read so much and op you owe me half hour of my life i will never get back!

B:rif's are barley mentioned other than that they wish to alter the laws on a rif that can be made into a real gun and or a combustable material projectile firing weapon.

So as airsoft guns cant be made into blank fireing or real guns it has little to no impact.

I fail to see th inportance of the document within airsoft? It is all about strickter movment, sale and registration of ownership. Also about blank fireres and signal guns being able to be converted back or into real guns.

So which part are we suposed to be oposed to? Im happy to be corrected by anyone else who has read the whole boaring article?

 
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shortman said:
Has anyone read this?? I just did and

A:im too damn tiered to read so much and op you owe me half hour of my life i will never get back!

B:rif's are barley mentioned other than that they wish to alter the laws on a rif that can be made into a real gun and or a combustable material projectile firing weapon.

So as airsoft guns cant be made into blank fireing or real guns it has little to no impact.

I fail to see th inportance of the document within airsoft? It is all about strickter movment, sale and registration of ownership. Also about blank fireres and signal guns being able to be converted back or into real guns.

So which part are we suposed to be oposed to? Im happy to be corrected by anyone else who has read the whole boaring article?
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Thank you for saving me half an hour of my life.

 
Welcome. Took one for the team. I understand the worry with airsoft and rif's. I genuinely love the sport! I will be a lifer thats for sure. And i get the worry when the last shake up came. But not every firearms legislation is targeting our sport. We are a big multi national sport. And i think after last time they have realised that.

 
shortman said:
Welcome. Took one for the team. I understand the worry with airsoft and rif's. I genuinely love the sport! I will be a lifer thats for sure. And i get the worry when the last shake up came. But not every firearms legislation is targeting our sport. We are a big multi national sport. And i think after last time they have realised that.
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Atleast we all know u take ur hits lol.

Would u/anyone pay into a pot if it was set up in the same way as ukara? And if the sites had to pay in aswell?

That way we would all have a full time voice and an official body?

(I hear Seb blatter will b looking for a job soon)

 
Yea i for one would. An anual membership to a recognised body that would have a voice and be consulted by the government and considered as a sport to be looked after. Id defo pay!

 
UKAPU kind of died though due to lack of interest. I think they wanted some sort of council of representatives thing and couldn't get the volunteers for many parts of the UK. Good idea though as UKARA doesn't do quite enough to represent players (choosing instead only to get rattled when commercial interests are at stake).

sp00n said:
Well past Time for this country to leave Europe
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I know the EU legislature can be incredibly frustrating at times, but hopefully this map will hopefully convince you - purely in economical terms - just what the EU allows us to do when it comes to competing in a global marketplace alongside the likes of China and the US: http://globe.cid.harvard.edu/ (click 'visualise the data').

Essentially the EU brings with it all the trade benefits of being a modern superpower as unified taxes, standards and import charge waivers are levied in favour of encouraging complex manufacturing processes that include many member states. Unfortunately it brings a lot of bullshit too, but no jurisdiction is ever perfect and lately the anti-EU sentiment is being leveraged at home to push domestic policies too. I'm not saying by any means that the EU is perfect, but we're still no way near the point where we're better off without them.

Also we don't have the Euro so there's a bit of a safety net right there anyway.

 
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Could ukara be upgraded? They were asking £5 per year but how can anyone get anythin done for that money! If we wanted a combined body it would prob cost £50 per year. As there are so few of us. Sites could pay more.

I still think it could represent great value. Help promote our sport and bring in new blood. Paintball did it and I think our sport if far more exciting but maybe less viewer friendly.

And wen we spend £1000s on kit what's £4 ish a month.

 
And not wanting to get political but I agree with prof. We need to stay in Europe. I wouldnt want to cut my nose to spite my face.

 
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