Are co2 guns classed as airguns?

[sp00n]

Spoon, the lower energy limit for a projectile firing item to be considered a firearm (capable of firing a projectile with sufficient muzzle energy to cause more than trivial injury) came from a report of a meeting of the home office select committee in 2000, as I stated above.

Arrr i seee, i take it that you are refaring to :-

26. The Home Office and the Forensic Science Service considers that the lowest level of muzzle energy capable of inflicting a penetrating wound is one foot pound (or about 1.35 joules): below these power levels, weapons are "incapable of penetrating even vulnerable parts of the body, such as the eye".[54] However, more recent analysis by the Forensic Science Agency for Northern Ireland has indicated that a more reasonable assessment of the minimum muzzle energy required to inflict a penetrating wound lies between 2.2 and 3.0 ft/lb (3-4 J).[55] We will deal more fully with this discrepancy at paragraphs 123 to 130 below.

Am i right in saying that these are only recommendations at the minute (i may be wrong), but they could be formed into legal basis. Very handy information , and i would like to see them implemented, as current law is very very broad, and needs updating slightly

 

[ScoobySnacks]

They were discussed during the meeting above, back in early 2000's. As far as I know there has been nothing enacting them in to law, so in effect they are only guidelines (though the HASC recommendations usually carry a fair amount of weight)