Selling

[Rogerborg]

We don't know what was in the mind of the person that wrote '"modern firearm” means any firearm other than one the appearance of which would tend to identify it as having a design and mechanism of a sort first dating from before the year 1870.'

 

They doubtless had some distinctive feature in mind that they think only appeared in 1870 and not before then.  It might very well be metal cartridges, or some other thing that they're wrong about.

 

18 minutes ago, mbea61 said:

i should be able to buy any pistol

 

You can.  Nothing is stopping you buying.

 

This is an issue for sellers - they're the one committing an offence.  I emphasise this because you'll have to ask them.  I'd expect that it's nothing beyond erring on the side of caution, given the vagueness of the offence and interpretation.

 

Decent rant though, 8/10, big bonus for the lack of paragraphs or periods. 👍

[RostokMcSpoons]

2 hours ago, Rogerborg said:

big bonus for the lack of paragraphs or periods. 👍

 

I forgot to breathe and it nearly killed me 🤮

[EDcase]

58 minutes ago, RostokMcSpoons said:

 

I forgot to breathe and it nearly killed me 🤮

I couldn't make it through the whole thing 😱

[Tommikka]

1870 as a date may have some context from that being the time that firearms licencing began in the UK, as well as it being a time that general design was changing - which means there are those that look ‘modern’ and precede 1870, but also those that look ‘historic’ and were still developed after 1870

 

Its self preservation by the seller to require a VCRA defence, which does not necessarily have to be UKARA

 

As long as you are an adult you can buy any airsoft gun - but they may only sell in bright colours

 

 

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

1870 was the date that a license was required to carry a firearm outside of the home.  Earlier vagrancy acts covered firearms too, as far back as the 1820s.

 

Don't get caught sleeping in your car with a musket!