Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003

[Bully]

Spot on!!

Spot on!!

Maybe minor alterations but it would be nit picking!!

Steve

 

[Buddha 3]

Originally posted by Dazdread
So, as I understand it in laymans terms, unless you dial up your marker above 330 fps or stick it into fully Auto a paintball marker is not covered by the provisions of Sec. 5 of the firearms act.

Obviously I'm not too familiar with the English laws, but in Holland, if we had a rule like that, any marker CAPABLE of firing over that 330 limit would be ruled a firearm, even if it was set at less fps. It's the fact that it can be cranked up to velocities like that, which makes it a weapon, not it's current setting. Just because a sword id displayed on the wall, doesn't mean you can't chop someone up with it, if you catch my drift....

 

[Gups]

Originally posted by Dazdread
So, as I understand it in laymans terms, unless you dial up your marker above 330 fps or stick it into fully Auto a paintball marker is not covered by the provisions of Sec. 5 of the firearms act......

Section 5 being " Prohibited Weapons". But don't forget that the legislation in the 1968 Act, and amendments such as Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 (sec 37) STILL applies to paintball markers as 'airguns' as they have a muzzle velocity of over 1ft/lb.
Just because section 5 (and section 1 "over 12ft/lbs") don't apply to paintball markers under 12ft/lbs (330fps) it doesn't automatically mean that none of the rest applies.
Here's a good link to the legislation covering Airguns in plain english!

Buddha, Good point!! The UK legislation does actually say "HAVING a muzzle velocity of over 12ft/lbs" and not "CAPABLE OF having..." I can see another ammendment coming along in a few years time...(yawn!)