Pillocase Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 hello i know this is posted a lot but i can't find anything about this particular subject. will i need to show some sort of UKARA identification if i bring a rif to a airsoft site it was a gift from my cousin plus will it matter if im 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DrAlexanderTobacco Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Pillocase said: hello i know this is posted a lot but i can't find anything about this particular subject. will i need to show some sort of UKARA identification if i bring a rif to a airsoft site it was a gift from my cousin plus will it matter if im 15 It is not illegal to own a RIF regardless of age. You're fine. It is an offense to sell a RIF, and the seller needs a defense, UKARA is one such defense. Your cousin is gifting you a RIF, so it's also fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillocase Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 so airsoft sites wont ask for a defense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DrAlexanderTobacco Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillocase Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 good to hear i have Always wanted to do airsoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted October 12, 2020 Supporters Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Pillocase said: so airsoft sites wont ask for a defense? Nobody there will give a stuff how you got it, so long as you're circumspect about how you transport it there. In the boot of a car, fine. If you carry it on a bus in a gun shaped bin-bag while wearing camo and whispering "Soon, mighty Satan, soon", that might not go so well. Check with the site about their age limits: you'll almost certainly need a parent or guardian to sign a consent form. Some sites (or their insurers) might not be too happy about you playing solo under 16. It's very much site dependent though, andif you're half sensible, and take your hits, they might not be hugely bothered in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 You’ve received it legally and can possess it As above the site won’t care how you obtained it, they are just interested in you behaving in a safe manner and following the rules Behaving in a safe manner includes how you act when you aren’t in a site, such as transporting the RIF bagged up etc and trying to avoid the way it is bagged from looking what is in there. You have the advantage of having a RIF so you won’t be so desperate to change a two tone IF to a RIF or try to obtain a RIF as your next buy Go, play, have fun and spend the next 3 years building up the experience to inform your future spending once you can gain your own UKARA status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamal Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Rogerborg said: Nobody there will give a stuff how you got it, so long as you're circumspect about how you transport it there. In the boot of a car, fine. If you carry it on a bus in a gun shaped bin-bag while wearing camo and whispering "Soon, mighty Satan, soon", that might not go so well. Check with the site about their age limits: you'll almost certainly need a parent or guardian to sign a consent form. Some sites (or their insurers) might not be too happy about you playing solo under 16. It's very much site dependent though, andif you're half sensible, and take your hits, they might not be hugely bothered in practice. "Soon, mighty Satan, soon", that might not go so well. haha love it 🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr0-Magnon Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 23 hours ago, Tommikka said: 3 years building up the experience to inform your future spending once you can gain your own UKARA status Christ...imagine there being three years until your 18th Birthday. Even after that you've got another 15 years of being spritely and only having one day hangovers....errmm, I mean welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stahl Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 To add on, a UKARA is mainly there for the shops as a defence for them, so that they don't get the wrong side of the stick by the Law should you go out and then decide to do something stupid with it, because at the time you had a valid defence because to them you had a UKARA. But as stated, it's only one of many defences, you don't need one per say. In the 10 years of playing this hobby, and in the 5 years of owning Rifs, I have puchased RIFS without a UKARA before, simply because of the amount of times I have been to a site and they know me, and I have given a valid defence of that I do go and play airsoft and have provided proof of that (great pictures and all). The same goes for stores. As long as you are not acting like a complete melt, and have a defence of buying a Rif or IF, you are fine. The UKARA is often erroneously called a "License" and that is where it trips new and existing players up, I hope that helps. As they say, a UKARA is just an added defence and worth getting if it's not a hassle. I have all my kit and sometimes did not play airsoft in one year because of reasons, I still go and buy kit though for when I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr0-Magnon Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 14/10/2020 at 08:00, Cannonfodder said: Yeah but Confucius was only 22 in that depiction.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamal Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Cr0-Magnon said: Yeah but Confucius was only 22 in that depiction.... Smoking,drinking and sex can all prematurely age a person. I'm playing safe ish and just doing two out of the three 😉 Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 So, when my site owner said to get my UKARA number tatooed on my arse it was a wind up? I wish I had known sooner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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