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.... and of course after the politicians make their minds up about what the civil servants are to do

http://episodenothing.blogspot.com/2016/09/one-of-our-dragons-is-missing-how.html?m=1 A left over prop from a Disney film, used by a SciFi film, which ends up bought up by Disney

I note that Super5ives aren’t listed https://shop.super5ives.com (Bearing in mind that I know Chris the owner) I can still recommend them, I’ve known Chris for more than a decade when he brought the Soton University society to our first event, and have watched him move on to an event organizer, and open the retail business. He’s a keen player in both airsoft and paintball and knows the ropes to advise on anyone’s questions

Don’t let anyone try and tell you the ‘accurate’ right way to wear it The ‘right’ way is on the trouser leg, but those dirty cut throats didn’t follow dress regulations What you will need is a toggle rope. Not nearly rolled up, but probably around your waist. Ready made toggle ropes come at a heafty price, but can be made. This isn’t the right version, but with a good sized piece of real rope and a decent broom handle etc you can compare the above and below videos and could make a convincing example .... and lets not miss an opportunity to mention my unbeaten tradition at our branch dinner nights to be last man standing in the bar every time - the first being one of the last two in the bar in the early hours with a modern green bereted officer until he decided it was bedtime. My only problem was the early morning start that followed to head out for a site visit, but a final fresh air walk and a couple of pints of water enabled me to wake up and be ready before the calls I had booked came through making sure I could roll out of bed

It’s up to you to act as you feel comfortable, but pre VCRA possession remains valid The VCRA covers the sale, import, manufacture or modification of IFs and RIFs The UKARA isn’t a licence or certificate, so isn’t required for a pre VCRA RIF until you decide to sell However there is the other legislation that covers a valid reason for possessing in public, get stopped with a IF or RIF and you may need to explain why you are carrying it. If transporting to or from an airsoft venue then that’s your good reason for carrying it (properly packed of course)

Pretty much as everyone has already covered: You are the person responsible for the sale, you don’t want a criminal record and you don’t want the fine that comes from a VCRA offence. But - the buyers ‘defence’ is their intent to use the RIF for one of the approved activities in legislation (museum, theatrical etc) or the additional skirmisher defence under Statutory instrument: They intend to play airsoft skirmishing at an insured site. UKARA is a way of reasonably proving intent due to past activity. You don’t need to insist on UKARA but are well entitled to stick to that as your personal policy. You can accept other matters such as ‘recent’ photos of them skirmishing, proof of age etc The odds of you having to prove it in court are low, but you also don’t want to be the test case. If you feel the buyer can present something that could be reasonably accepted as intent to skirmish (on an insured site) then you have your reasonable defence in court If you’re not happy then don’t sell

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 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

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

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

The obvious response is that you shouldn’t have committed the crime in the first place

We’ll have to agree to disagree If the law gets involved it’ll be treated as a low power air weapon. Airsoft guns are enough of ‘not a toy’ to have their own statement added to firearms legislation to state that they are not considered firearms to enable them to be IFs or RIFs under the VCRA. Along with other restrictions on age etc ..... which aligns with air weapon legislation And actually I have not run around the woods shooting people with anything for 2 or 3 years. I have however run around and stood around getting shot by people in that time I plan to shoot a lot of people in 2019

Firearm and replica firearm were discussed in detail in the thread I linked to above Without the clause quoted in my link airsoft guns would have been low powered air weapons under the firearms act as we’ll as the VCRA which would have put them at risk of conflicting definitions or being exempt from the VCRA An air gun that is a replica of a full real steel firearm is treated as an unlicenced firearm in firearms legislation and not a replica in the VCRA (as long as it is within the legal limits) Paintball guns slot into various parts of firearms legislation and are generally considered low power air weapons with the additional factor of frangible projectiles. Shoot anything other than a frangible paintball or a first strike shaped projectile and you risk a firearms offence (First strikes were subject to recent testing which approved them but also resulted in anything else being stated as unrecognised. (Rubber reusable reballs have been dodgy for many years and are now considered unlawful, but are still in use) The status of paintball under the VCRA has been very grey with differing opinions among officials, the most recent statement being that recognition under firearms legislation renders them exempt from the VCRA as they are not Imitations ..... however the decision could be argued either way in court But coming down to the sale of a RIF airsoft gun, it’s up to the seller to be satisfied with the buyers ‘defence’ A firearms certificate is not one of the defences under the VCRA The judgement of my character recognises me as a fine upstanding member of the community and I am empowered to sign off peoples identity for passports and driving licences I have run airsoft events, but I have no need and no valid defence to buy an airsoft RIF myself

Something we play games with may not be a toy in the eyes of the law A browse around Smyths showed Very deliberate avoidance of the word ‘toy’ on Nerf Blasters & launchers, a few safety warnings and also the liability avoiding “This is not a protective device” on goggles The only “toy” guns I could find were non firing orange tipped cowboy guns to be used under adult supervision

It is not ‘special circumstances’ for the police dog handler requiring a letter, it is catered for within the VCRA: The purposes of functions that a person has in his capacity as a person in the service of Her Majesty. To gain your firearms certificate you were required to justify your need for a firearm or firearms. I’m fairly certain that you didn’t include shooting people in that application

No, they are not toys A toy gun does not shoot If you look on the side it probably has “this is not a toy” written there

It wasn’t overlooked There are many different kinds of ‘firearms’ under the legislation, some require licenses and some don’t. e.g. Low powered air weapons (air guns) are firearms, and (for most of the UK) don’t require a firearms certificate Airsoft would sit there as part of the firearms legislation but I have a quote below which removes airsoft from that legislation (provided it meets the criteria) The VCRA is a separate piece of legislation which covers Imitation Firearms Under the VCRA there are IFs and RIFs. RIFs require a Defence under the act We have a detailed discussion on legislation here, and one of my posts quotes section 57A: Exception for airsoft guns (1)An “airsoft gun” is not to be regarded as a firearm for the purposes of this Act.

No problem, I’ve done it many times on molle On a ‘safety’ basis they are better off threaded onto your webbing or vest the possibly in pouches and Definately better than in pockets Its pretty obvious when they spark off so you have the chance of escaping by ripping it out of webbing or dropping your kit They will be at risk of bending and breaking, but the worst I have had is to remove the striker. When I was using lots of friction grenades I would also have a friction cap stuck to my belt and a lighter in my pocket. If you haven’t kept hold of a striker then use your next one to strike it I prefer ringpulls now (obviously not flashbangs)

Bloody kids of today, even my ironing lady listens to The Weekend

Off the top of my head I’m going to guess it’s a 50mm buckle, unless from the manufacturer etc then I’d say to use a local fabric shop / habidashery or if you’re willing to do some sewing yourself then online Something like this: https://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/side-release-buckle-50mm Then either double siding a bit of wide 50mm Velcro or strip of webbing strap They may not stock the size & colour you want but it’s always worth taking the holster into your local fabric shop and they’ll either be able to order in and do a bit of sewing for you or refer you to a handy seamstress

I am fond of a bit of camping, you can’t beat sitting in a field with good company I’ve more of a Boys Brigade background than scouts, but did help out at Cubs weekends a couple of times I’m a bad influence, telling Cubs that ‘being prepared’ means not needing to rub sticks nor having perfectly aligned pegs etc. But I had a good bunch of lads and they were able to come up with all the ‘official ways’ they were meant to do things, while I was able to give them the wisdom of acquiring the official skills but recognise that expending the energy isn’t always the right thing. You can’t count on finding the right two complimentary types of wood, kindling and good fire wood...... and to do so whilst expending more energy than you get back from the food you eventually cook!