Just-Cos …. The insurance policy

[Rogerborg]

On 12/07/2025 at 21:30, Bnjemann said:

retailers stop accepting it without seeing proof its being used in cosplay

 

Doesn't matter, as it's not a defence.  You could argue it's a "theatrical performance", but then why not argue that?

 

I wouldn't shed a tear if Airsoft World came a cropper over it - they know exactly what they're doing, and the observable lack of enforcement will be inciting other retailers to follow suit. Better that we lose one retailer than many.

[Tommikka]

2 hours ago, Rogerborg said:

 

Doesn't matter, as it's not a defence.  You could argue it's a "theatrical performance", but then why not argue that?

 

I wouldn't shed a tear if Airsoft World came a cropper over it - they know exactly what they're doing, and the observable lack of enforcement will be inciting other retailers to follow suit. Better that we lose one retailer than many.

Totally agree, it’s entirely nod nod wink wink

 

There was much more credibility for the retailer who just put in a tick box of “I promise that I am buying this RIF for legal airsoft skirmishing” (and if I recall correctly is no longer in business)

 

 

 

Any retailer that promotes a fake define is worse than one who just ignores the VCRA - and if/when an authority chooses to act they are likely to be an easy target especially as the judiciary are never happy with offenders that just take the piss

 

Those of us who like our hobbies should be happy to condemn those who endanger them 

On the ‘theatrical’ slant of cosplay, that is the route that JustCos could have taken with a cosplay society insurance policy

 

There was someone on the forum a few years ago enquiring about how to get a  RIF for cosplay, first leading to the ‘no answer’, until it clicked with me on who they were and that I know them -  an actual ‘paid professional cosplayer’, complete with full insurance etc with the genuine ability to lay claim to ‘theatrical’

[BigStew]

2 hours ago, Rogerborg said:

 

Doesn't matter, as it's not a defence.  You could argue it's a "theatrical performance", but then why not argue that?

 

I wouldn't shed a tear if Airsoft World came a cropper over it - they know exactly what they're doing, and the observable lack of enforcement will be inciting other retailers to follow suit. Better that we lose one retailer than many.

It's so disgusting when a former Airsoft World employee was so involved with stopping airsoft getting banned.

[Rogerborg]

3 hours ago, Tommikka said:

There was much more credibility for the retailer who just put in a tick box of “I promise that I am buying this RIF for legal airsoft skirmishing” (and if I recall correctly is no longer in business)

 

Fat Bob's, I believe.

[hunter511]

For me letting bellends like this purchase RIFs is exactly why Just-Cos shouldn't exist

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxzjlj27w8o

[Lyndication]

54 minutes ago, hunter511 said:

For me letting bellends like this purchase RIFs is exactly why Just-Cos shouldn't exist

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxzjlj27w8o

 

If you read the article, he didn't purchase a rif, and he didn't use Just Cos.

 

He bought a two tone and painted it. He's underage to have a legal defense to buy RIFs.

[hunter511]

Noted. And not to get into an argument with a random on the internet......

 

But the fact remains that nigh on every time there is an incident like this it is a cosplayer that has decided to mince round central london/a major train station etc with a RIF. The fact that most major conventions have in their house rules not to bring realistic replicas as part of your cosplay further undermines the point of Just-Cos......

[Cannonfodder]

5 hours ago, Lyndication said:

He bought a two tone and painted it. He's underage to have a legal defense to buy RIFs.

Which also means he's not old enough to buy an IF either.