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Importing RIFs from Europe

Samurai said:
Many people fly here to play on certain events with their own RIFs and obviously they can do so.

Back to square one. We don't know anything for sure. :)

Two-tone it with plasti-dip, get membership here, peel off plasti-dip.

UKARA won't work with foreign clubs. Hence the name UKara. :) They need an insured site and the site must pay for their services. Won't happen with a foreign one.
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Yeah I'm not sure what that person was going for suggesting UKARA...I have anyway attempted to email UKARA to get membership but as you pointed out, it's only for UK clubs.

I'm sure many people do fly to the UK for events so I'm not sure why that person would think that by having a booking I don meet defence requirements...

It also turns out the Home Office firearms department haven't been provided with phones yet so I'm stuck emailing them. I emailed Police Scotland too but apparently they simply don't reply to emails.

I'll keep trying to get a clear answer from Home Office and I'll go have a chat with the police once I'm back in the UK so hopefully it'll help future airsoft players.

 
1j definitely for Ireland.

Looks like Scotland is/is about to go 1j.

Right lads, those Scottish snipers on Hadrians wall have only 1j to play with, our superior English fire power will soon see em off.... someone go draw a line 1j shot away from the wall, everyone stand behind that...

 
Well I'm assuming the field on which I will be playing already has some kind of insurance but to be on the safe side of things I was actually looking at purchasing an insurance cover for myself, basically same as your standard car insurance but for airsoft (covering damages to others and such). That way, I'm assuming, I should be completely covered?

 
Goofynose said:
Well I'm assuming the field on which I will be playing already has some kind of insurance but to be on the safe side of things I was actually looking at purchasing an insurance cover for myself, basically same as your standard car insurance but for airsoft (covering damages to others and such). That way, I'm assuming, I should be completely covered?
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Nobody else does that. :)

 
Sacarathe said:
Nobody else does that. :)
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Okay, good to know :) So I'm assuming ,if I somehow manage to import my RIFs in the UK, I only need the booking/ticket to the event I'm attending, even though I'm not part of a club?

 
AndyGif290368 said:
1j definitely for Ireland.

Looks like Scotland is/is about to go 1j.

Right lads, those Scottish snipers on Hadrians wall have only 1j to play with, our superior English fire power will soon see em off.... someone go draw a line 1j shot away from the wall, everyone stand behind that...
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Scotland will follow England and Wales' law with regards to Airsoft guns.

So, the 1.3J/2.5J rules.

 
AndyGif290368 said:
not according to this, http://www.airsoftsociety.com/Scotland-passes-one-of-the-strictest-air-gun-laws-in-the-world-impacts-airsoft-Airsoft-Society.html

you'll just need a license, which might not be a bad thing.
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If you look at the Police Scotland website, it does actually mention that Airsoft guns fit within the 1.3J/2.5J pattern are exempt from being registered as air weapons.

Sacarathe said:
Get caught up mate, the new bill has to pass first.
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Note the use of the word "will".

 
Quick update. I contacted the Police National Legal Database (excellent service by the way, they replied within 15 minutes to my email) and they told me to phone 101. So I phoned 101 and asked to speak to an operator, I then explained to him that I would have liked to import my RIFs from Italy and that if he could explain me the legislation regarding that process. Basically what I was told was that it would be perfectly fine and there shouldn't be any problems, however the package will go through X-Ray so he advised that I put markings on the boxes saying they are airsoft guns and he added that the package would probably be opened anyway.

Note that no mention was made of the VCRA or UKARA or anything like that so I'm not too sure what to make of this.

 
Goofynose said:
Quick update. I contacted the Police National Legal Database (excellent service by the way, they replied within 15 minutes to my email) and they told me to phone 101. So I phoned 101 and asked to speak to an operator, I then explained to him that I would have liked to import my RIFs from Italy and that if he could explain me the legislation regarding that process. Basically what I was told was that it would be perfectly fine and there shouldn't be any problems, however the package will go through X-Ray so he advised that I put markings on the boxes saying they are airsoft guns and he added that the package would probably be opened anyway.

Note that no mention was made of the VCRA or UKARA or anything like that so I'm not too sure what to make of this.
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You've not said who will be operating the xray machine/inspection, can the people you spoke to even speak for border force?

 
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Yeah, 101 puts you through to a phone monkey not a legal expert.

If you want a cast iron way of doing this: hire and get on the UKARA database.

Otherwise 2-tone your guns.

 
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