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    Buckinghamshire / Milton keynes Airsoft

    These is a site at Finmere or xsite over near High Wycome. Probably worth popping into Action Hobbies in MK as they should know about the local scene.
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    ASG Dan Wesson UKARA?

    There were some posts a while ago about a Desert Eagle being sold as an air gun. On the seller website it just said you had to be over 18, face-to-face etc. They also sold airsoft pistols and stated that you needed UKARA or have it two-toned. I believe there is an upper power limit for air guns...
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    Borrowing a RIF for your first game ?

    Would there be any problem with transporting the RIF for someone under 18? Say a 17 year old who has passed their driving test and borrow a RIF for a skirmish.
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    Repainting Two-Tones... into other bright colours

    If you painted a gun bright pink with yellow flowers all over would you be safe to walk down a street with it? If you were in a shop and someone pointed this at you and said "hand over the money from the till or I'll blow your head off" would you feel confident to laugh? I know this is off...
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    Shipping a gun in parts.

    It is so easy to qualify for UKARA if you are over 18 - why would you want to find ways to get around the rules?
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    Will a site let me play with a RIF without a UKARA?

    For a retailer it probably isn't worth the risk of selling for cash without proof of a defence. The possibility of you being from the Police or Trading Standards should be enough to deter them.
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    Will a site let me play with a RIF without a UKARA?

    Surely the rules apply to buying from any seller - not just retailers
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    "The legal limits"

    Can't remember where I read it but I believe that anything under 1j is considered a `Toy' and perhaps therefore the need for the VCRA as these `Toys' can look very realistic.
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    Importing from the US from a friend

    H ow much did they charge ? $40 would be the 20% VAT (on the wrong figure) plus V AT on the postage cost and maybe a handling fee by the postal service/courier company. Maybe they opened the package and decided that the real value exceeded $20. Did the other four packages also get caught as...
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    Getting an rif under 18

    You are not allowed to SELL an airsoft gun - two-tone or RIF to anyone under the age of 18. You can sell a two-tone to anyone over 18 and sell a RIF to anyone over 18 who has a valid defence. It is the seller who commits an offence if they do not comply with this (even though they may never be...
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    Getting an rif under 18

    It is not really a `gift; if the son gives Mum the money to buy the gun. If you bought a diamond bracelet for your wife/girlfriend/mistress and gave it to her then I reckon she would be very happy. If you then said "you owe me £1k for that" then maybe a different response as it is no longer a...
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    Getting an rif under 18

    I don't think that would be `legal'. Strictly speaking, Mum buys a two-tone and then sells it to her son and she would therefore be breaking the law. For Mum to get into trouble they would both have to be pretty stupid. First the kid (under 18 year old) would have to do something to attract the...
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    Getting an rif under 18

    Do you actually read the answers to your questions? The person has to `gift' the gun to you. That means they get nothing in return. Taking your cash for a worthless item would not work if they were to be caught. No one is allowed to sell you a two-tone or RIF but they could sell your parents a...
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    Getting an rif under 18

    Your Dad could get a valid defence, buy the RIF and `Gift' it to you. If he said "cut the lawn over the summer and I'll give you the gun" then that is not a true gift. Being `gifted' a gun and then paying the exact/close value for a virtually worthless item would not be considered two valid and...
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    UKARA Registration and Purchasing of an RIF

    You could ask your site if they have a facility to store your gun between games - more likely to agree if you are buying ther gun from them. That way you do not take pocession until you have ytour defence. That is only worth doing if you are really sure what gun you want (same with the two-tone...
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