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The whole point here is that this is a massive ammendment to existing EU firearms legislation. The part that affects us is that they are trying to add replica firearms to category C weapons. That would be a massive burden and potentially impossible to implement. If we are agreed that airsoft guns fall into the definition of "replica firearms" then please be specific on where I am misunderstanding things.

1h. For the purposes of this Directive, "replica firearms" shall mean objects that have the physical appearance of a firearm, but are manufactured in such a way that they cannot be converted to firing a shot or expelling a bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant. Straight up seems clear that whatever is decided on this matter airsoft guns are exactly the type of thing that will be swept up in what happens. Now hopefully Colonel Kurtz will be proved right in airsoft kit being ruled out of any analysis, but thats no reason to sit idly by and just hope for that outcome. edited for my rubbish post game spelling

I hope it is that clear cut. I'm guessing your focus is on part a, if so then that's a very murky patch that you're getting into. Of course this is all theoretical and a proper investigation may change everything, but for the UK the best we have is the ACPO recommendations on lethality and where an airsoft gun would become a firearm. Was it 1.5J for auto and 2.5 for single shot? Not that it really matters for the purpose of this argument. We have the situation that above a threshold they are firearms, albiet unlicenced ones. That makes me ask the question how would you permanently alter an airsoft gun above those limits to be less? Being based on UK law is the stumbling block here and I'd hope there might be some overriding EU consensus on airsoft guns being non lethal. If the focus in on either parts b or c then the case is tissue thin at best.

The devil as always is in the details. In Category C, the following points are added: "5. Alarm and signal weapons, salute and acoustic weapons as well as replicas That tiny parts at the very end is what would essentially screw airsoft as we know it. Under EU law a Cat C firearm is Category C - Firearms subject to declaration 1. Repeating long firearms other than those listed in category B, point 6. 2. Long firearms with single-shot rifled barrels. 3. Semi-automatic long firearms other than those in category B, points 4 to 7. 4. Single-shot short firearms with rimfire percussion whose overall length is not less than 28 cm. You are then almost certainly into serial numbers, shotgun certificate style registration and all the other limitations that buying/selling/owning real firearms places on people

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Berget is very good, though the overall quality has dropped slightly in the last couple of years. It's still a hell of a place to experience large scale platoon on platoon and company on company actions. Borderwar was meh, it's the biggest game I think in Europe with 2000+ but was a distant runner up compared to Berget. For a truly good milsim and modern day warzone experience however the game to look at is Protector. Whilst not as action packed for want of a better phrase it left my group far more satisfied than the other games. http://www.airsoftwars.cz/en/next-action