Full Auto - Legal in UK?

[davejeff66]

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Douglas Quaid - "Come on, Cohaagen! You got what you want. Give those people air!"

 

[Collier]

Just for clarification, only used on friends farmland for testing purposes not playing actual games....

 

[mad dog]

Originally posted by davejeff66
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Douglas Quaid - "Come on, Cohaagen! You got what you want. Give those people air!"

O thats killing me, laugh I fell over nearly so watch out for the goverment sending people to mars and stuff.

Ok hold on to cylinders guy's we may be the only ones to survive as well as diver's.

You do realise people classed as mutants will be first to go.

THAT IS MOST OF PAINTBALLER POPULATION

 

[Tricky]

You do realise people classed as mutants will be first to go.

Freak or Unique, down to interpretation really, my mum loves me,lol

 

[Gyroscope]

Re: Not a TOY

Originally posted by mad dog
See I agree totally with Steve, they have never been toys and never will be.

Unlike the Space Shuttle. Sure, they aren't toys now, but they soon will be.

 

[Skeet]

It should be noted that the majority but by
no means all guns powered by carbon dioxide
which discharge paint pellets and which are
used in adventure games are unlikely to cause
serious injury, nor were they designed as
“weapons”. As such, they should not be
considered to be “firearms”.

Taken from Home Office Guidelines regarding Firearms, 2002, page 7.
Naturally, this could be amended, i dont have access to teh current PDF, though I was lead to believe this was teh current guidelines...if anyone has an updated link, please let me know.

 

[H]

begs the question wether that is still appropiate considering tourney markers are powered by compressed air and have all those happy fun fire modes that have come in over the last couple of years.

 

[Steve Bull]

Air ????

It should be noted that the majority but by
no means all guns powered by carbon dioxide
which discharge paint pellets and which are
used in adventure games are unlikely to cause
serious injury, nor were they designed as
“weapons”. As such, they should not be
considered to be “firearms”.

The above was originally included in the HO guidlines in the early 90's when the only approved propellant was compressed air and their was a possible legal issue with markers powered by CO2. Markers could have been considered as firearms purely because of the gas source. Since the above was originally published the Firearms act has been amended and it states that both air and carbon dioxide are OK.

Steve

 

[Skeet]

Did I contribute something useful? ! {staggers off}!

 

[Steve Hancock]

I thought i read somewhere that for something to be classed as a firearm, it had to be a lethal, barreled weapon. With weapon being defined by the intended use being to harm, and lethal being judged on the intended projectile and this being discounted by paintballs fragability. And if its thus not a firearm it skips and doesn't come under the act, and doesn't need to find a way to get exclusion.

Meh, I can't be bothered to work this out. I'm going to bed. Have fun, and play nice people.