Rif law

[Alexb111]

Well a few years back some people on the next street to me (aged about 16/17 at the time) were having a party at their house, no parents or anything. They were drunk and firing an air rifle from an upstairs window into their garden but as ricochets were going into other peoples gardens the police got involved.

I just think if drunk teenagers can get hold of one at a party there is something going wrong. As I understand it was the kids gun as well, not the parents which makes it worse in a way... :S

And I fully support paintball, target shooting, airsoft (obv) and other such things and I know for normal people with normal purposes its quite a pain but I'd prefer it to be too difficult than too easy.

 

[Richard65]

These kids and parents could be in more trouble if they did this now.

The law relating to airguns makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to own an air rifle/pistiol. Also copied this from the airgun forum which would suggest the parents would be in trouble if they had not taken `reasonable precautions'.

Crime and Security Bill:

Offence of allowing minors access to air rifles/pistols, The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.

Failing to prevent minors from having air rifles/pistols.

It is an offence for a person in possession of an air rifle/pistol to fail to take reasonable precautions to prevent any persons under the age of 18 from having the air rifle/pistol with him.

 

[Alexb111]

Yeah as I understand it there was some trouble and stuff, I didn't hear that much about exactly what happened but they were under surveillance/asbo thingy for a while if I remember rightly... Just the fact that they could get them in the first place bothered me...