dm7 through customs

[Skeet]

Jesus Christ

Does he work for Customs now?

I wouldn't want him on the end of a phone to me.

"Hello, is that SmallVille paintball supply?"

"It sure is. How can we help you today?"

"Great, well..my name is Jesus and I am calling from British Customs and Excise, regarding a package you have sent to one, Mr Marshall"

"Arm sorry, did you say your name was...Jesus??"

"Yes, that's right, Jesus Christ...also known as Jesus of Nazareth...you know, back in the day"

"The guy who did all those miracles and got persecuted and crucified?"

"The very same. I don't do miracles now though, since I got back I have been working for Customs and now I just ruin peoples days. So, bearing that in mind and well, we all know WHO my Dad is...how much was that package REALLY worth..hmmm?"

 

[Game]

well i import my alien form the states, that was decleared as somewhat less than was paid for it, they charged vat for it at that price.


in all honesty they wont have a clue what the going rate on paintball markers are, think of the sheer volume of goods they deal with and paintball kit will make up less than 0.001% of that

i got lucky and mine sliped the net
still miss the ugly thing

 

[mikeanywhere]

I used this last time and it went through without an aggro/hassle. Oh and apologies if already posted as got bored trying to read every post.

The Firearms act and Paintball

The Firearms Act places paintball markers in the Air Weapons section. Air weapons do not need a licence if they fall within the following criteria, outside this criteria a licence is required. (This is a brief summary of the main points)


For a paintball marker to be classed as an "Air Weapon" and therefore not require a licence it must not be fired above 12 ft/lbs for a “rifle” type and 6 ft/lbs for a “pistol” type. Nearly all paintball markers come under the “rifle” type, only markers like the “splatmaster” come into the “pistol” category. If a marker fires above these limits they will then come under the Firearms Act and require a licence or be classed as a prohibited weapon. The recent amendment included carbon dioxide as an approved propellant previously only compressed air was allowed. Paintball markers must also only fire approved paintballs. Paintball markers must not be fully automatic i.e. when pulling the trigger once, two or more paintballs must not be discharged.

To stay within the law a paintball marker must not be fired above 330fps when using an average weight paintball, this equates to 12 ft/lbs. All tournament markers are restricted to a maximum velocity of 300fps, which equates to 9.9ft/lbs and site markers should be used at between 250-280fps to be safe for customers. This equates to 7ft/lbs-8.7ft/lbs.

 

[Skeet]

I used this last time and it went through without an aggro/hassle. Oh and apologies if already posted as got bored trying to read every post.

The Firearms act and Paintball

The Firearms Act places paintball markers in the Air Weapons section. Air weapons do not need a licence if they fall within the following criteria, outside this criteria a licence is required. (This is a brief summary of the main points)


For a paintball marker to be classed as an "Air Weapon" and therefore not require a licence it must not be fired above 12 ft/lbs for a “rifle” type and 6 ft/lbs for a “pistol” type. Nearly all paintball markers come under the “rifle” type, only markers like the “splatmaster” come into the “pistol” category. If a marker fires above these limits they will then come under the Firearms Act and require a licence or be classed as a prohibited weapon. The recent amendment included carbon dioxide as an approved propellant previously only compressed air was allowed. Paintball markers must also only fire approved paintballs. Paintball markers must not be fully automatic i.e. when pulling the trigger once, two or more paintballs must not be discharged.

To stay within the law a paintball marker must not be fired above 330fps when using an average weight paintball, this equates to 12 ft/lbs. All tournament markers are restricted to a maximum velocity of 300fps, which equates to 9.9ft/lbs and site markers should be used at between 250-280fps to be safe for customers. This equates to 7ft/lbs-8.7ft/lbs.

Some slight problems in that statement too.

If a marker may not be fully automatic, then that is an issuie as some of them can be, however, they are not classed as Airguns...period.
I believed that they were up until some time ago.

It's kind of a grey area really...we abide by the 300fps rule, for our own safety and also to keep on teh side of the law, that could potentially, be twisted against our favour.

If you read the Home Office Guidelines for Police, regarding the Firearms Act and it's amendments, part of which I wrote out above, it is recommended that markers ARE NOT to be considered as Firearms...they DO consider Airguns of all varieties to be Firearms, but only those capable of producing more than 12/6 ftlbs of muzzle energy (term you missed in your statement BTW "Muzzle energy") are Section 5 Firearms, requiring a Licence.


If anyone wants a copy of the Home Office Guidelines for Police, PM me your email address.

 

[Stokecity_m]

Jesus Christ

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it's what the did to check the vat on a gun i brought,,the seller even rang and told me