[Spray painting a two tone airsoft gun]

2 minutes ago, Tommikka said:

I’m not going to say that it’s OK for you to end up in possession of a RIF

 

If someone gifts you a RIF then that’s between them and you
 

If it is legal under the VCRA for you to paint an IF into a RIF then it’s fine for you to do so

If it’s a crime but you don’t get caught then you have got away with it.

 

Alrighty, well I’ll do some homework and get my head around this tomorrow, thank you tho appreciate the time, don’t be surprised if you see me pop up elsewhere 😂 

[Spray painting a two tone airsoft gun]

2 minutes ago, Tommikka said:

‘Defence’ is not you defending from prosecution, eg in court.

 

If a player buys a RIF then that player does so under the skirmisher defence.

But it is the retailer who would be liable under legislation if the player does not have the defence 

 

That means a retailer might need to go to court one day and defend themselves from prosecution, establishing that their ‘Legal defence’ is that they reasonably ensured that the buyer had a VCRA ‘defence’ implying that they intended to use the RIF for skirmishing.

 

In modifying then you are the individual who could be liable for prosecution and could need to prove your legal defence of your skirmisher defence 

Whom would question my RIF if I were to have my IF changed, site manager? I have a mate who has a RIF that he was gifted, could I say mine was gifted? But then I wouldn’t do that, even so I doubt I’d be questioned

[Spray painting a two tone airsoft gun]

2 minutes ago, Tommikka said:

The VCRA governs Realistic Imitation Firearms.  A defence in this context is the valid reason for purchasing, importing, manufacturing (or modifying) a RIF

 

Defences in the core legislation are for museums, theatre, film and TV, reenactment etc 

Airsoft skirmishing was added by ‘statutory instrument’, the UKARA scheme was brought in to establish and document a players status as a skirmisher.  But you are underage and cannot obtain that defence yourself.

 

 

Arguably you could claim that your intent is only to paint your IFs into RIFs for the purpose of airsoft skirmishing at established insured sites, and you may be technically be within the law.  But you also could fail to do so in which case you would be committing an offence under the VCRA.

 

(Note that the original drafts of the bill had repainting an IF into a RIF as an explicit offence just by doing so. It isn’t as black and white now)

 

 

 

 

 

 

So if I wanted to take the risk I can say that my defence is only painting the IF to an RIF is for use on a skirmish field and to go with my kit, as I’m sixteen this year which means I’m legally obliged to speak for myself I may have more of a chance of getting away with that defence, but who would ask about my RIF, site manager?

[Spray painting a two tone airsoft gun]

3 minutes ago, Tommikka said:

If your father had a Defence then he could gift you RIFs

 

You can paint your two tone that is wearing off - but should paint in the bright colours as specified in the VCRA to retain their IF status.

 

If you paint them black then you are modifying an IF into a RIF, and don’t have a Defence to back yourself up.

 

 So a defence is basically just a reason on why I did it or evidence that I could do it?

[Spray painting a two tone airsoft gun]

Hi, so I’m 15, 16 in June and my kit is impersonating the West Midlands CTSFO’s, I want to have RIF’s as I currently have red two tones, what can I do as I’m not allowed to obtain a ukara yet, (BTW my dad purchases my IF’s), I’ve been told I can be gifted them, but can I myself paint over the current two tone as it is also wearing off?