Tommikka

Forward your PayPal details plus the matching email account and I’ll ‘look after’ it for you

Noobs Circa 1983/84 when the guns fired shaped plastic pellets similar to airgun pellets

Enola Gaye https://store.enolagaye.com/?utm_source=egcom&utm_campaign=header (Heads up - I have a sponsorship relationship with Enola Gaye, so I could be biased) ‘Bulk’ means different things to different people. Call them to discuss if you think your bulk Is big enough

Too geeky - its also a name and place name, particularly with Scottish and Scandinavian backgrounds.

Simple possibly - but as Longshot pointed out 6 years ago, the UKARA system was designed to protect retailers from prosecution under the VCRA (The UKARA are the UKs Airsoft Retailers Association) It was the UKARA who acted when the act was just a bill and managed to have the skirmisher defence added. The UKARA player scheme is the system that they came up with. In effect a player establishes skirmisher status at one UKARA site. The UKARA and sites have not felt the need to enhance the scheme for playing at different sites. Players are welcome to do so and can play wherever they like or join as many sites as they wish. Sites typically maintain a player as a member and on the register if they remain a site member and continue to play into the next year etc Its not compulsory under the VCRA to use the UKARA, but that’s the most commonly recognised scheme. Sites could collaborate, but for faith in a system then there would be a need to verify the card and share the information. Any data collected needs to be controlled and have transparency, any sharing then has to be declared and controlled. Without control and validation it becomes an untrusted process and a retailer selling a RIF based on untrusted documentation is then facing a considerable fine under the VCRA

You can buy air rifles & air pistols that ‘look’ like real guns. In the eyes of the law they are not RIFs as under firearms legislation an air rifle/air pistol is a low powered air weapon. It’s a firearm that doesn’t require a FAC, therefore the VCRA does not apply. If it is over revised legal requirements of an airsoft gun then technically it is a firearm / low powered air weapon. If buying in the UK its up to the seller if they are willing to sell on the basis of it being a firearm / low power air weapon or that they may be at risk of falling under the VCRA as a RIF which would make them liable to a £1000-£2000 fine for selling to a buyer without a defence. If importing then it’s up to you to convince customs The VCRA is an anti chav law to reduce lookalike RIFs in the hands of those who don’t meet the criteria selected for defences

It is a bit of a headache. As the probable original idea of an alternative to selling at the desired price, by encouraging a greater number of people to chance it, the theory is there. But depending on circumstances of the actual item and its value, then less risky (not getting enough contenders, legal headaches etc) and simplest option is just to offer up for sale.

Very little, they are effectively the same thing. The winner being governed by the bonus ball number drawn on TV in the national lottery, from a random number generator or pulling a ticket out. All of these are a form of gambling with winner as a result of chance. The other factor is how people are able to enter: Is it a restricted audience due to the workplace, members club etc? Is it open to the general public, but only within a specific event (location and date etc)? What is the scale? What legislation is applicable? (Even within the UK there are different acts on gambling depending on the constituent country. Are the organisers licenced or registered? Are entries / tickets sold? Are they free but another cost is required, such as door entry? A bonus ball/raffle on an Internet forum is unlikely to qualify.

This would be seen as gambling and unless licenced or within specific criteria is likely to be illegal. https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/Organising-small-lotteries.pdf A prize competition would be legal, but it would be up to the forum admins/moderators as to whether it complied with forum rules Bonus ball lotteries don’t comply with prize competition requirements https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/for-the-public/Safer-gambling/Consumer-guides/Running-prize-competitions-and-free-draws.aspx

You therefore don’t have a defence under the VCRA as you are purchasing without the intent to skirmish On an administrative basis, retailers would believe you do have an intent to skirmish if you provide your UKARA details Alternatively ..... what @SgtTalbert said

I sometimes judge people from videos ..... but it’s not the player in front of the camera that I judge .....

If it ‘adversely’ affects your reputation, then you could

It would not be copyright, as you can’t copyright your face. However you don’t actually need to be a copyright holder to instigate a copyright breach !!! How they generate their income may vary, if YouTube monetisation then a breach claim will put a hold on it, if they are ‘giving a message from our sponsor’ then they have had that paid .... but want the next videos money to come, if they are promoting their website / products then it’s the potential sales or clicks that follow There is a whole subject of discussion though. My face has appeared on TV, and I did not sign an explicit release. On the day of filming our main ‘face’ did need to sign all the legal papers granting permissions - he was all over the programme, I was in a scene, he was a subject expert, named & spoke, I was a random character, uncredited and silent. He gave legally documented consent, I gave implied consent. I’ve been the subject of ‘modelling’ shoots with my sponsor - and not signed papers - but consent was there and our faces weren't shown. Both sponsor and team have copies of the pictures - used both by them and also us in event promos etc I could be called the face of a particular merchandise, due to drinking from my new mug straight away. (It may have been my suggestion that the photo be used so I can’t claim back on that!) An advertising agency will want to see model releases to protect themselves, but the lack of paperwork doesn’t mean the consent didn’t exist

From my experience, as an image, then the sale of the image isn’t commercial, but the use of one of my images in advertising would be (and I received some nice compensation for a copyright breach which did so!) (I can sell an image containing you, if it is on the basis that the sale is my ‘artwork’ taken from my camera) Commercial use means that the imageis used directly in the marketing and promotion of a product that results in monetary gain. YouTube however can include monetarisation ..... With a quick google, this is a result dating to 2017: Good question, and one which YouTube does not answer. Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. describes a few examples of what do and do not constitute "commercial uses." ... It's okay to embed a YouTube video on a website with advertising, but only if your "primary purpose" in posting the video isn't to gain advertising revenue. With monetarisation being based on YouTubes advertisers then would consider a content providers click bait headline to be primarily based on more clicks and more advertising revenue

Photography & videos have legal implications but are not widely understood A blanket waiver giving permission would not help - but including information in the waiver that photography may take place is a start (though may not be read) and a mention in briefs etc They give the option for individuals to object - for piss taking defences, just because you don’t want it, or you may have protection issues. Legally I can take your photo in a public place, I can publish it online (social media, general internet etc), I can sell the photo - but I cannot make “commercial use” of the photo without your permission. (If you sign off permission then I can use it commercially in many ways that you may not have thought of) A site is a private place rather than a public place, so I need some form of permission to take photos - I could just take photos unless I’m told not to, I could be representing the site, I could be official/recognised media, I could be just some bloke taking photos of a fun day out

Laser tag is dangerous.... Swynnerton, North vs South, circa 2009? Pre event laser tag ...

Battle Ground Airsoft, and he describes it as in the East of England So Battle Ground Norfolk?

Now having watched what is probably the offending video ..... The start seems to show him having to be told he had been hit. That kind of screws the subject of his “cheaters” video from the outset (and it’s later shown in detail) When asked how many BBs are in the drum mag - “unlimited” Initial opinion is reinforced - Dick Then when he gets straight into his - one shot that gets ignored to the second in the face ...... he has a rant about needing to expect headshots, and that safety is personal responsibility. Both correct, but he’s blatantly ignored his personal responsibility by either not reading the site disclaimer or has read it and chosen to disregard it (I’m going to give him a slight benefit of the doubt that he didn’t hear the conversation during the game with the marshal about illegal headshots, and the cocky comment later ..... he of course was not deliberately ignoring the rule?????) There are also other reasons that may exist for rules that are either against headshots, or don’t count headshots - eg if you have full face protection but don’t count headshots then that’s usually for rental players to prevent blind firing Is he seriously commenting about a ‘small girl’ with a Desert Eagle, whilst carrying his sniper, pistol and SMG???But is that all fine because he’s a big strong man

Ooh Facebook dramas. There is a point from both sides: Full face protection - I’m in agreement with that. But there is no airsoft standard that requires full face protection for all players Restriction on deliberate headshots - I’m also in agreement with the site for having a policy to reduce the risk associated with just eye protection. Though disclaimers don’t sign away players rights to a safe environment, it shows a mitigation in place against a risk, and players should be reading what they are signing. Shooting cheats in the head: No matter how special someone thinks they are, unless they are site staff then they are not the ‘cheat police’

You have to get your own rugged phone case and modify to fit the MOLLE frame May as well get a factory moulded Hong Kong MOLLE frame then modify for your phone https://www.ebairsoft.com/mobile/product_info.php?products_id=7200&currency=GBP Under £8, but it looks like they will charge for postage. Back in the day they gave freepost, have a look around the usual Hong Kong outlets and you may find it cheaper / freepost ........ On a do as I say not as I do basis (For example this year at Paintfest / airfest I was called by one of our guys, couldn’t hear him speak so marshalls were ‘entertained’ by me with my iPhone held to my goggles saying “I can’t hear, I’m walking through a firefight, if you’ve arrived I’ll see you at checkin, otherwise I’ll ring you back”) I don’t recommend carrying smart phones exposed in game, leave it somewhere safe or use a rugged case, a pouch, pocket etc and ideally some layers

.... and a lot of people don’t realise what a beta is

At least they look something like guns “Our girl” last year had UKSF blowing the bloody doors off with eBay transmitters and inert dummy explosives

Section 21 of firearms legistaion covers convictions and firearms bans. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/21 This bans for life or for 5 years from release depending on the conviction, but addresses only firearms and ammunition. (Any type of firearm) It doesn’t mention “anything that looks like a firearm”, or water pistols Section 5 defines firearms https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/5 Under section 57A an airsoft gun is not a firearm (this is to allow it to be treated as an imitation [IF or RIF] in the VCRA) ... provided it is within the power ratings https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/57A With a general look I cannot see anything in the VCRA about a ban on RIFs/IFs to former convicts .... but there’s a lot of areas of that act, and along with drinking banning orders searches of ‘conviction’, ‘convicted’, ‘ban’ etc come up with a lot of results to look through, and ‘sentenced’ etc has no results. If correct then unless restrictions on release included other factors then airsoft could be exempt from the lifetime / 5 year restrictions. But it probably isn’t worth gambling your freedom on a technicality and seeing if a court will agree. Airguns are firearms under the act. A paintball gun is a firearm - “a low powered air weapon that discharges frangible ammunition” and falls in and out of various parts of legislation. However - before using people on the internet for advice and subsequently finding yourself back in prison for possessing a firearm get some proper clarification from your lawyer/probation officer/local police etc