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No. The law on the sale of RIFs applies to any seller. UKARA is a scheme introduced to form the basis to protect retailers, but the onus to prove a defence exists applies to every seller. It also applies to anyone who ‘modifies’ As you are under 18 its an offence to sell you either an IF or a RIF If you end up with one then you are not committing an offence by possessing (unless it’s stolen goods) If someone sells to you then they are committing an offence. If someone gives you one then that’s legal under ‘gifting’, but that’s still a grey area as the law specifies sales, imports and modification and doesn’t explicitly legalise ‘gifting’

Note that it depends on what type of radio/frequencies you want to use A PMR handset, on the PMR range of frequencies does not need a licence A non PMR handset, such as Baofengs need a licence - and for you to operate in the frequencies covered by your licence

Multiplication has been one of my favourite versions

Note that £133.76 to £110.59 is a 17% reduction, but that doesn’t indicate the percentage that had been previously added to the base price £133.76 less £110.59 is a difference of £22.17, and that is both 17% of the £133 and 20% of the £110. (Approx) To reverse calculate 23% you have to treat £133.76 as 123% £133.76 / 123 * 100 or £133.76 / 1.23 The base price excluding Polish VAT was £108.75

It depends on the fitting types and the route of your air: The male nipple can come as straight through or as a self sealing valve: If just as a connector you get a hollow nipple, but if sold as a fill nipple (for the HPA cylinder itself) it comes with a valve But - that stops any air in the magazine from blowing out when the source air is disconnected. The magazines connection to your gun depends on the connections in the magwell and top of the magazine The remote line you use from cylinder to magazine can have an on/off valve. To fit the classic fill nipple you can opt for a female connector with slide check on/off to stop the airflow from the remote line An alternative is a self sealing female valve that seals as soon as it disconnects but that uses a longer male nipple in each magazine

It’s now irrelevant as to what the Polish VAT is. Last year we were within the EU, so if you paid in accordance with local VAT rules then that was that. Now we are not, so an EU seller doesn’t charge their VAT for export (or they charge the same price and don’t have to give their tax man a cut. Our UK VAT is due on imports, either the Polish seller registers with HMRC for UK VAT and charges you then pays HMRC or they don’t charge you and it becomes due on point of arrival It depends on the level of the sale: 1) up to £135: The overseas seller registers with HMRC, charges you with UK VAT included, puts all the details on the customs declaration and you pay no more on arrival 2) over £135: The overseas seller doesn’t have to register, they don’t charge VAT The parcel arrives at customs, you owe import VAT and they decide if import duty is due, you get a bill including a handling fee 3)up to £135 and the seller hasn’t registered: The parcel arrives at customs, no VAT declaration. You get a bill for VAT and a handling fee for their time

If you’re doing a warranty/repair etc then you won’t owe any vat/duty on the item (you might on services/parts) But customs won’t know unless it’s declared. When you send it overseas to be serviced/repaired then you need to stick a customs declaration on it - (call it a warranty repair etc) and the same applies when they post it back Of course if we buy from UK dealers then you would then handle your warranty with the UK dealer

Sales valued up to £135: Import VAT is due, and should be handled by the overseas seller registering with HMRC. In which case you just pay the VAT and no extra fees Sales over £135 will be handled as normal, you just pay their export price Then on arrival in the UK you get a bill for import VAT, import duty and handling fees We can try contacting UK retailers about items that we want but aren’t listed. Most often they can then get them via their suppliers If we never do that then we are cutting them out of the loop and having the ‘unknown’ charges plus take the personal risk of an item crossing the border A UK retailer can make a trade import, saving on postage of individual packages etc

Got you, thanks I wouldn’t say that Sportsman’s membership on its own is enough, but it’s another layer - you would therefore be not just a skirmisher playing on insured sites but having the added degree of your own insurance. If customs flag up the multiple packages then you are then in the position of justifying your defence, which is the same position as a single package but just with a potentially stroppy border official - who is used to dodgy Asian sellers Its going to be suck it and see as to whether it just passes, they accept sportsman membership on the face of it, sportsman plus questions to back it up - or none of the above The final point is key - just convincing customs that your a valid airsofter

Normally threads on how to obtain RIFs without UKARA would cover the fact that VCRA doesn’t require UKARA but (for airsoft) a ‘defence’ that reflects the VCRAs skirmisher defence Evasion wouldn’t be endorsed. The current situation makes things difficult - we can’t play, some people are strapped for cash and others have their disposable income piling up. We want shiney things to keep us happy and we also want to support businesses so they still exist when this is all over As your UKARA is only just expired, the first port of call would be to check in with the site you are a member of and see if they will extend Split deliveries are a ‘possible’ workaround as they are different sets of ‘parts’. But customs are aware of methods of smuggling Breaking down a RIF into multiple packages is exactly that - smuggling. This was offered by many Hong Kong retailers when the VCRA initially came into force Not ideal ‘advice’ from a lawyer ‘Valid excuse’ is not enough under the VCRA, you need one of the defences under the VCRA ad your ‘valid excuse’ For target practice you do not need a RIF. An IF will do just as well, and you aren’t restricted to basic blue BB guns, there is the two tone painting service On a sale within the UK it is the sellers responsibility, on import it is the importers responsibility UKARA has popularity because it was introduced in negotiation with government and is the scheme that’s proposition enabled the skirmisher defence As on another thread a ‘shooter’ successfully managed to buy a RIF from a UK retailer for the purpose of practice for their FAC firearms. They have the valid sportsman membership and insurance because that is their primary use. On that thread we noted that the sale is not VCRA compliant on that basis, but as it’s a UK retailer to buyer sale then any fallout is the retailers problem For gunbod it’s a different matter - they are the importer. The different packages might get through, or they might get matched and challenged leaving gunbod with nothing or a box of RIF parts when one package gets through and the other gets stopped

I’ll assume that was a typo - legal to film in a public place An airsoft site is not a public place but a place with public access (Like a shopping centre) Its legal to film, but you are subject to the owners rules/policies Some more reference to filming and making money out of content on another Kicking Mustang thread here:

If you google for some variations of ‘g36bulletv ——-.pdf’. With different version numbers eg v2 V3 etc you may find something Alternatively this BBDragon has a broken link but you might be able to blow up the sample photos on their page http://www.bbdragon.com.tw/product_info.php/products_id/2204/language/en There is also a downloadable one with the side views on Scribbed if you sign up: https://www.scribd.com/book/320467667

I’m not so switched on with GDPR as opposed to older DPA...... but I understand that there isn’t a time limit on data retention, only that the duration is valid (no longer than its required) etc The statement shows their intention to hold beyond expiry, and a reason for doing so. If it was just a membership list for checking details as of today then expired membership might not be suitable to be kept, but they have covered it by stating that a sale might need to be checked at a later date

If of interest I’ve a DBoys Scar (Scar L I think) It’s sat in my store and can come out for photos

It is likely that retailers have widened the 'defences' they will accept to work around the problems under Covid. There could be a get out clause for retailers if they accept Cosplay insurance - they could establish that they reasonably checked the buyer has insurance via membership, and reasonably assumed their are a valid cosplayer. If a person buys Cosplay insurance just for the easy purchase of documentation then a retailer that got caught out could push back the blame to the buyer for fraud. For Cosplay, a 'professional/celebrity' can qualify under VCRA with the theatrical defence, and arguably an organised CosPlay society could. Its a stretch to claim the reenactment defence for a Cosplay society: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-commencement-no-3-order-2007-firearms-measures The regulations also specify the persons who can claim the defence for historical re-enactment. This is restricted to those organising or taking part in re-enactment activities for which third party liability insurance is held. Its laughable that the two ComiCons (Glasgow Comicon & Capital Comicon) that JustCos promote ban RIFs in their CosPlay rules https://showmastersevents.com/index.php/cosplay-guidelines (Assuming that their dead link for Glasgow Comicon is Showmasters Glasgow Comicon rather than a now defunct different Comicon) Not Allowed Firearms Realistic Replica Firearms Allowed Non realistic weapons Replica firearms with a red/orange tip The tip must be clear and visible from a distance https://www.capitalscificon.co.uk/cosplay-contest.html 1. No functional weaponry can be used as a prop. (This includes and not limited to BB guns/paintball guns/knives/katanas/nerf guns/daggers etc)2. All prop guns must have the barrel covered with bright tape or a plastic cap. (Arguably they both allow for a RIF and adding the tip as the American orange tip is voided under the VCRAs >50% requirement) You would need to disable an airsoft RIF and add a tip or tape to qualify. A Cosplay society might not organise its own group insurance and require members to use JustCos, but then only individuals would be insured and not as a group/society. (Unless JustCos insurance covers that, but the information isn't available without first signing up and potentially discovering the insurance is unsuitbable for your needs.) The only thing JustCos show on the website claiming they insure for is if you scare someone: https://www.just-cos.co.uk Just-Cos is a membership based insurance policy. We approached them with a view to covering CosPlayers with Public Liability insurance in their right as a re-enactor to wear and carry costume articles that may prove alarming or ‘scary’ to third parties who may not understand our purpose. This policy particularly covers the right to carry imitation weaponry that could otherwise be mistaken as real or mistakenly reported as an offensive weapon. Good luck with getting an insurance underwriter to pay out because you were a dick on the way to Comicon and scared the general public - and the prosecution for having it in public view. Whereas genuine reenactment insurance covers the reality of personal and public liability: https://www.sportscoverdirect.com/insurance/re-enactment-insurance/ The attraction to re-enactment is the ability to recreate historical scenes, battles and the living environment of our ancestors. Many re-enactments take place as close to the original battlefield or site to increase the authenticity. Due to the realistic nature of the combats, many are open to the public to watch and increases the appeal in taking part. Although most of the combat used is not realistic in the sense of causing damage or using practices which are aimed in hurting your opponent, the risk of an injury or accident occurring is still present. Taking out personal insurance before getting involved in re-enactment is recommended to ensure you are protected.

Or more realistically, based on the role of ‘Air Force Space Command’, the Space Force will look more like this:

Their Bournemouth site was where I began in paintball, and was also the birthplace of my events ‘career’ (The legendary Takhur Ghar 22-2-2009) I played at Alton a few times, but it was further away and the ground was harder on my knees with stones below the topsoil. In the photos a lot of the site does look ‘clean and fresh’, that could be due to use of promo pictures when each zone is built. But if you checkout paintball gameplay photos on Facebook in recent years the areas do tend to have a ‘clean’ look They have been under new management since my old days there (not so new now) The old management kept a full timer on site for maintenance works and new builds, so they may have a combination of their works on changeover a number of years ago plus continuous change https://www.facebook.com/camouflagepaintball/

With Cosplay not being an activity under the VCRA, and the terms & conditions of entry for CosPlayers to a ComiCon event it becomes a very shaken defence. If say for example Cosplay insurance was brought in by a BB retailer then it would look more of a dodgy defence and just a method for a retailer to try and work around the law ’Professional’ cosplayers that present on stage, perform, are ‘celebrity guests’ etc more easily fit the theatrical defences. Established cosplay groups with membership abs PLI may also fit the theatrical defence. (By ‘present on stage’ I don’t mean the dress up competitions at comicons) That’s because an airgun is a firearm, and that airsoft guns aren’t (unless they exceed the defined power limits etc and may be a firearm) In Scotland you now need a new basic entry level firearms certificate for air guns

warning for a little bit of language plus low key Irish religious ‘ribbing’, and minor spoiler alert that the Dillinger does feature as a life saver.....

However that doesn’t work when you look at the US. In Parkland there was someone on scene with a gun, they ran away, the police arrived - all armed and waited America suffers from mass shootings because the shooter is willing to shoot as many people as they can until they die In Las Vegas he gathered all his weapons, barricaded himself in, started shooting and continued until they got to him There is a problem with the number of guns out there, the gun culture that sees the gun as a solution and something that brings the concept to minds to go out for a shooting prepared to go out ‘in glory’

And another good guy with a gun, school armed security who ran away when the reason he had a gun occurred: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48521988 Better results have occurred when we have good guys with a Narwhal tusk and fire extinguisher, or good guys with harsh words: “Don’t come here” or “You ain’t no Muslim, bruv” https://youtu.be/7gMJBQoHJ4E Somewhere out there is footage of experiments of ‘good guy with gun’ scenarios, they mostly resulted in more casualty’s Having a gun in the right place at the right time is one thing, you need to be able to use it properly in a stressful situation.

The farmer was Tony Martin Normally farmers can legitimately own shotguns, but he had already lost his licence for shooting at someone. (He hit a vehicle when someone was stealing apples) He obtained a pump action shotgun, (later claiming to have ‘found’ it) This was not classified as a shotgun due to capacity and required a full FAC. (I recall that his pump action was also sawn off) Bear in mind that he couldn’t hold a normal shotgun certificate, had a shotgun that didn’t fit in with a farmers normal needs - and add on that he would go to the pub telling everyone that he was going to shoot anybody who came on his land On the previous occasion and on the night he was shooting at people who were leaving, and he killed by shooting in the back Tony Martin had planned to shoot, arguably to kill and had no argument to justify his actions were in ‘defence’

Its supposed to mean a 'VCRA defence' is your status as buyer, but an offence is committed by the seller and the 'legal defence' is down to them For CJN on his question regarding painting it would be him conducting the modification, and an offence down to him

The end of is it’s their legal defence

Which would mean based on the legislation that an offence may have been committed