the biggest joke with it is many manufacturers offer a 6mm airsoft version needing UKARA and an identical version chambered for .177 steel bb which is just an airgun that anyone old enough can buy. literally only difference is barrel diameter, air valve size and magazine loading spout size.
Despite many years of owning and using 'real' firearms, having an FAC and having served in the military, I am still prevented from owning one of these things unless I do this UKARA thing. Then I can go out and 'pretend' to be a soldier. Or, just go out and get a 12 ft Lb air rifle, which is much more powerful and accurate - No licence required! What utter Bo***cks!
This what i don,t understand and also you can buy deactivated real riffle with certificated of diactivation, isnt that a real threat. Who been making these law😅
It is totally crazy, that air soft being imitation are so restricted. There is a massive range of air weapons that are so realistic from Umarex etc like the officially licenced Glocks that are not imitation firearms and are not restricted in the same way.
This is crazy especially as some of them are the same gun just chambered for bb or pellets but the reason is airguns where already covered by firearms law when this ridicolous legislation came in so was not included.
The thing i love most about VCRA is that you can go to a shop that sells an airpistol and a airsoft gun both black, both look identical. You can buy the more dangerous Air Pistol straight away, but you have to get a UKARA defense for the airsoft pistol, arguably the less dangerous object. So dumb.
It is also possible to purchase a RIF from a UKARA retailer if you are a member of the Sportsman's Association as they provide insurance cover for all shooting, including airsoft.
I only heard about this the other day. I want to get my father an airsoft STEN for Christmas. It is a whole new area of firearms stupidity I didn't know about.
Ohh something for us airsofters here. The VCRA is definitely something that contradicts various firearms laws and doesn't really make all that much sense when you get down to the details. After all whilst it is illegal to convert a bright coloured imitation firearm, there's nothing to stop criminals doing it. So really the law only hurts those who are genuinely interested in skirmishing or other sports. Despite all of that, it is one of those things where it is best to leave it alone rather prod the beast because let's face it. Any changes in rules will likely just be more restrictive. I don't have UKARA, due to lockdown, but I do buy RIFs with other valid defences.
@@EnglishShooting Yep, I am all for ensuring the safety of the public and reducing firearms related crimes, but VCRA just really doesn't hurt the right people.
I think VCRA and “requiring” UKARA is also a barrier to entry for the sport as well. Maybe that’s naive but I’d be interested in how many people don’t pursues the sport because in order to get a RIF UKARA requires 3 games over a 3 month period. Sure some people go two tone for a bit until they’re ready but it’s definitely off putting
You can hire or borrow RIF's from a friend i believe. Ive loaned a few friends RIFS for air soft. I was present however, not sure how it would apply if you weren't there with them.
The whole 2 tone thing is a little irritating (especially for an FAC holder - since we're already vetted to the hilt) and pretty much illogical for a number of reasons, but overall it's not a huge deal imo and I'm very glad we still have them. They're great fun and are very useful aid for pistol/IPSC shooting practice, especially over lockdown.
A few years ago, came across a vid of a British lad taking part in WW2 re-enactment with an M1 carbine. Thought that's a cool blank firer, so asked him about it, turns out was a live fully functioning M1, that he rented for the day from a section 5 dealer. Pretty sure they're allowed to rent full-autos as well...but the catch is blanks only.
@@liammeech3702 I thought he was pulling my leg! Looked into it and yes section 5 dealers routinely and totally legally supply guns for re-enactment and Film/TV work. (From a video on Forgotten Weapons I would assume the full/semi-autos do need to be substantially modified to cycle without the aid of blank fire adaptors) So you could argue the semantics of what they actually are, but certainly wouldn't get within a country mile of current or even pre-1995 deact standards, so yeah whatever they are they're legally section 5 firearms.
@@harrier331 Oh no it's not like some WW2 re-enactor turns up at the dealers and he says 'have it back by Friday'. 😂 It's basically what you said with the films/TV... The licence holder, turns up, gives them the gun and blanks, they play bang bang for a few hours, then he puts it back in the van. So they are renting the gun... I didn't ask at the time but bloody expensive too, I imagine.
Are you planning on doing the how to install a shotgun safe video anytime soon? I'm planning on applying for my sgc asap. Keep up the vids they are very informative :)
Heya, I'd like to make a few clarifications. UKARA isn't a membership scheme, its a database of site memberships. It's being a member of a site which is proof of entitlement to the defence. Only retailers can become UKARA members. And UKARA isn't a defence itself. Also you have to attend 3 games over more than 2 months, not less than 2 months. I wouldn't agree that IPSC neccicarily entitles you to the skirmishers defence. The specific defences are written in the legislation and aren't down to the judge to allocate. To be honest you don't need a RIF for IPSC. Real IPSC firearms look like IFs sometimes. The skirmishers defence exists because we were able to argue the NEED for RIFs in skirmishing. Even then it was given grudgingly because we applied the right pressure.
Just to point out it is a minimum of two months ie you cant play three weekends back to back and be able to apply for ukara after 3 weeks. If you want to go down the two tone route and are looking at hi capas for action air then elite shooting centre does some awesome anodised slides
Whilst not technically a defence I think FAC holders should be able to ‘trump’ or negate the requirement for a defence. It’s kind of silly not to trust someone with a replica airsoft AR15 when they have been deemed legally fit to have a real one!
It's just the same as FAC really... you need to have justification/reason for ownership. I own a .243 but can't just go out and by a less powerful 17 hornet just because I fancy one... same with a RIF... you still need to show reason/justification for ownership. I think the 'intention' behind the law is reasonable. In truth it's there to allow coppers to seize RIFs from dickhead scally bastards driving round with them for dubious purposes.
I'm sure that if I walked into, say, a bank with a two-tone but otherwise realistic imitation firearm on my belt they'll just think it's a toy. *Not* . And I'm sure armed police would automatically know my sub 1-joule 6mm BB 'Hello Kitty' AR15 is not real simply because of the colour. And of course it's perfectly OK for me to import an extremely realistic looking Dan Wesson 715 pellet revolver (approx 2 to 3 joules at muzzle) with imitation brass shells without a licence, declaration or anything. That makes sense. Sigh.
crazy thing is most people who get into airsoft in the uk just use the legal loophole of getting their mate with a ukara to buy your guns for you, he doesn't have to keep them or anything because its a gift lol what a silly law
By definition of a firearm, an air pistol is not a firearm. Just because a government changes the definition, it doesn't make it correct. Hence the term, FIRE-arm.
The VCR Act ONLY criminalized the SALE and MANUFACTURE of RIF's. POSESSION (other than in a public place without reasonable excuse or lawful authority ie walking around with an airsoft pistol tucked in your waistband which is covered by the VCR Act and can get you up to a 5 year sentence), is totally LEGAL without any need for ANY explanation, excuse or authority. So unless you're doing something stupid or very dodgy (like walking around with an airsoft pistol tucked in you waistband) why would you find yourself in front of a judge having to justify you LEGAL possession of an RIF?
There is a loophole through this (from last i heard a few years back) that if someone who has ukara purchases a airsoft gun in its normal colours and presents it as a gift to someone its legal for the person who got the goft to keep it in its orignal colours? - - Im sure if someone is gifted such an item they wouldnt be a complete pillock and abuse it to the point they are arrested, but if that trust was broken would that fall under the person who gave the gift being liable or would it be the dipshit who abused the privilege of being given a RIF looking airsoft gun? I was having this conversation a while back with someone and this video reminded me about it
@@harrier331 ah oki, thank you for the info! Im working on (well was just before covid hit last year) on getting my ukara and i had 2 games under my belt and was ready for the third one...then lockdown hit so i lost my time period to aquire it. Im hoping to get back on track once covids gone as my two tone m16 aeg stands out like a sore thumb xD
Find a local club and get down there! I would join the UKPSA and attend a safety course as soon as possible, from there you should have a good idea and once you have a competition license you can just book onto a match to shoot. There's a UKPSA Action Air Facebook group as well which is full of information.
Thanks for that, guys. I can, as yet, find nothing that tells me how to legally acquire the RIF, without the paperwork. If you ever find anything guy, I'd appreciate a heads-up!
There isn't really a defence using Action Air as there is no reason you cannot use a 2 tone gun. Makes no difference to how it works and handles. Plenty of people already doing so, same for target shooting. It is not as though a pink slide is going to make any difference to you hitting a target. Or use the MVA membership as some shops will accept this for an RIF. As for deactivated guns, lost their appeal now as nothing more than a block of shaped metal.
Dont forget you can also own a deact without 50% of it being a bright colour ...As far as I am aware, the VCRA only covers those who wish to buy a realistic imitation firearm, this is not needed if you already own one.
The laws have no pro-active impact on crime...All they do is to penalise law abiding collectors. The same with knife prohibitions, considering over 90% of all knife crime is committed with kitchen knives, it is almost farcical that the Home Office targets law abiding collectors yet again, for no reason. It is ironic, how the media has a big part to play in all this. Look at knife amnesties. When the surrendered knives are put out on a table for display, isn't it weird, how the odd 2 or 3 Rambo style knives found their way to the top of the pile, of the generic kitchen knives, which are the majority of knives surrendered. Same with firearms, a rifle with black livery, is supposed to be more dangerous than a wooden stock counterpart, that has exactly the same mechanical function and magazine capacity.
One thing I would also be curious about. My understanding is that it is illegal to sell a Realistic Imitation Firearm (RIF) and it doesn't matter about buying. So the responsibility is on the seller not the buyer. Meaning if a seller does incorrectly sell a RIF in theory the buyer shouldn't go to court as they haven't broken the law, the seller has. UKARA is therefore widely accepted by retailers. Almost acting as a licence, even tho it isn't one, in order to protect them. But in theory let's say I skirmish and I bought A RIF without UKARA. Even if I am taken to court as long as I can convince them I am actually using it for the valid defence reasons, this should be lawful? I hope that makes sense. At least that's what a certain firearms specialist lawyer told me.
As far as I understand that's all correct, the offence is to sell a RIF not buy one and UKARA isn't strictly needed to provide the defence but it helps the shops quickly ascertain if someone is legitimate or not.
@@EnglishShooting Yep and then it get's interesting when you are importing a RIF, which I am in the process of doing. Will update you on my experience convincing border force it is perfectly legal.
@@alberto5770 so did the one I buy from but I explained that as I’m the one importing it’s my responsibility and I believe I have a genuine valid defence.
@@kyleash3614 ype I assumed they prefer to avoid any controversy same as the ones from hong kong (decades buying from wgc) estate that customs IS your part of the deal and they just include the quotation
I’ve been owning RIFs since before UKARA was even a thing. But once I got my UKARA defence I’ve enjoyed owning many many many RIFs in my collection. My next step once the whole plandemic has settled down is to get my shotgun licence & then a firearm licence. Thankfully I’ve got a local shooting range maybe 5-10mins from where I live. I hear them shoot all the time, I guess a lot of them don’t use moderators.
1:08 just correcting that it is not "within" but "over a minimum of". I wasn't hunting for any incorrect statements in the video, but amusing enough, most of the Airsoft community gets this wrong too 🙄
AIRSOFT LAW CRAZY I AM 54 I CAN BUY A WEBLEY ALECTO 1.77 OR 22 PELLET GUN THAT LOOKS LIKE A DESERT EAGLE AT 503 FPS 4.74 FT LBS 6.43 JOULES BUT CAN NOT BUY A AIRSOFT GUN EVEN THOUGH ITS LOWER POWERED.
There's a good logic that's followed to a daft level. Yes we should have clear controls on realistic imitation firearms, but we should not make it easyer for me to buy an air pistol or rifle then a BB gun.
Hi, do you know if gaining a UKARA allows you to buy replica firearms like denix replicas? I’d like to get some denix replica ww2 weapons but do not have time to become part of a reenactment group
UKARA is a waste of time, you don't need it, you just need a defence, i'e you play at a site, i've played for over 25 years and never had UKARA and i own various RIFs.
This what i don,t understand and also you can buy deactivated real riffle with certificated of diactivation, isnt that a real threat. Who been making these law😅
First of cool that your looking into airsoft, most firearms guys just hink its for kids. But please get you facts right. First of its not the VCRA act, the A is for Act so your saying Act Act. Its just a small detail but if your going to talk about something and inform others you should at least get the name right. Second UKARA it is as you said a "Retailers Organisation", you cannot get your UKARA. It is purely a retailers organisation, set up between a few of the UK's BIggest Airsoft Shops, individuals cannot join it or get it. It is not even a form of defence. UKARA simply have a database upon which they record your defence which is that of and 'Airsoft Skirmisher'. This is so when you walk into a shop they can easily check if you have a valid defence so they can sell you something. They do also make this information available to Border Agecy / Customs or whatever there called this week. Some shops will let individuals check if someone is on it if they are conducting a private sale others won't. But your defence is not UKARA it's your membership of a site which has valid PLI. There are of coarse other defences which they do not record and there are other ways of proofing your defence. I am not being pedantic or pissy here, as I said great your getting involved but please get the facts correct before you try to educate others, there is to much crap about the VCRA and UKARA out there already. Anyway keep up the good work.
The whole system is ridiculous tbh. Firstly, you can buy airguns that look every bit as real as the real thing. Secondly, no one being mugged on the street is going to look at a two tone and try to process whether the gun is real but has been painted in bright colours or it's a two-tone (which 99% of the British population know nothing about). Thirdly, it potentially allows real guns to hide in plain sight amongst people who do know about two tones. Fourth, criminals can either just play a few games off airsoft or, more likely, burgle houses and airsoft stores for RIFs. Finally (although the problems extend well beyond these points) the second hand market is booming and no one checks for UKARA when selling/passing on. I'm an airsoft player and do not want to see any obstruction to the sport or to stores that sell RIFs but the system just doesn't work. Analogous to this, my workplace (school) insists that we all wear ID tags with school branded lanyards to ensure that all adults are identifiable. We're supposed to stop and question any adult without one. This is an awful practice, lanyards are not difficult to get hold of or forge. If someone can get one and wander around without question you're actively inviting issues. If you don't recognise someone you should stop them, no ID required. UKARA is a bit like that, it discourages and obstructs people that legitimately want access to RIFs but does nothing to stop people who should not have access or are unwilling to go through the process. UKARA also offers no training to encourage responsible use and ownership, it's a matter of time before some wally has armed police called out to them because they're waving a RIF around. To fix it I strongly feel like people should pass a basic knowledge and understanding of responsibility test. Include information about use, storage, transportation and transference of ownership. Provide a free registry of serialised RIFs and easy transfer of ownership that allows for tracking of stolen RIFs and where they have been sources from if used in violent crimes. Put up a penalty for anyone found in possession of unregistered RIFs. Allow sites to educate owners, check and register RIFs.
I can't understand logic. In your country, you can buy compressed air weapons, air rifles with a power of 16 joules that are very strong after which you can seriously injure a person,and do not require any permit or ukara for them and they are not coloured. But you can't buy airsoft rifles in full black without UKARA or whatever it is that joke :)))Since an airsoft weapon has no more than 2 joules and has plastic BB s 0.20g Whattt????????😳🫡🤮🤮🤮
If you are interested in learning more check out the UKARA website: ukara.org.uk
Glad you're covering some Airsoft stuff! You should really get more into the Airsoft community, hopefully it'll get more shooters.
the biggest joke with it is many manufacturers offer a 6mm airsoft version needing UKARA and an identical version chambered for .177 steel bb which is just an airgun that anyone old enough can buy. literally only difference is barrel diameter, air valve size and magazine loading spout size.
Despite many years of owning and using 'real' firearms, having an FAC and having served in the military, I am still prevented from owning one of these things unless I do this UKARA thing. Then I can go out and 'pretend' to be a soldier.
Or, just go out and get a 12 ft Lb air rifle, which is much more powerful and accurate - No licence required! What utter Bo***cks!
This what i don,t understand and also you can buy deactivated real riffle with certificated of diactivation, isnt that a real threat. Who been making these law😅
The VCRA would have been a great idea..if only criminals obeyed the law! Thanks for the film.
It is totally crazy, that air soft being imitation are so restricted. There is a massive range of air weapons that are so realistic from Umarex etc like the officially licenced Glocks that are not imitation firearms and are not restricted in the same way.
This is crazy especially as some of them are the same gun just chambered for bb or pellets but the reason is airguns where already covered by firearms law when this ridicolous legislation came in so was not included.
The thing i love most about VCRA is that you can go to a shop that sells an airpistol and a airsoft gun both black, both look identical. You can buy the more dangerous Air Pistol straight away, but you have to get a UKARA defense for the airsoft pistol, arguably the less dangerous object. So dumb.
Thanks for another interesting video.
I wonder when black paint is going to be reclassified as a Section 1 firearms accessory ;-)
There were so many points in the video where I wanted to comment on how ridiculous various aspects are, but the video would about been 3 times longer!
It is also possible to purchase a RIF from a UKARA retailer if you are a member of the Sportsman's Association as they provide insurance cover for all shooting, including airsoft.
Exactly the reason why I purchased an air rifle instead to plink, no point going through all the legal nonsense just to knock over a few cans.
Politicians “what a great law”. Spray paint “exists”
But that would be illegal.... and criminals don't break laws to commit crime.
I’ll see your spray paint and raise you one better, paint stripper 👌
Honestly that’s all it is 😭 hurts man
I only heard about this the other day. I want to get my father an airsoft STEN for Christmas. It is a whole new area of firearms stupidity I didn't know about.
Ohh something for us airsofters here. The VCRA is definitely something that contradicts various firearms laws and doesn't really make all that much sense when you get down to the details. After all whilst it is illegal to convert a bright coloured imitation firearm, there's nothing to stop criminals doing it. So really the law only hurts those who are genuinely interested in skirmishing or other sports.
Despite all of that, it is one of those things where it is best to leave it alone rather prod the beast because let's face it. Any changes in rules will likely just be more restrictive.
I don't have UKARA, due to lockdown, but I do buy RIFs with other valid defences.
Exactly, if someone is going to rob a post office the last thing they're going to worry about is getting done for having a painted imitation firearm.
@@EnglishShooting Yep, I am all for ensuring the safety of the public and reducing firearms related crimes, but VCRA just really doesn't hurt the right people.
I think VCRA and “requiring” UKARA is also a barrier to entry for the sport as well. Maybe that’s naive but I’d be interested in how many people don’t pursues the sport because in order to get a RIF UKARA requires 3 games over a 3 month period.
Sure some people go two tone for a bit until they’re ready but it’s definitely off putting
You can hire or borrow RIF's from a friend i believe. Ive loaned a few friends RIFS for air soft. I was present however, not sure how it would apply if you weren't there with them.
me and my brother went to one skirmish before the lockdown, we have to start over again to get our ukara
@@johnwilmore4190 Surely not? Did you speak with the site owners? You should only have to do a couple more games and you will be good.
The whole 2 tone thing is a little irritating (especially for an FAC holder - since we're already vetted to the hilt) and pretty much illogical for a number of reasons, but overall it's not a huge deal imo and I'm very glad we still have them. They're great fun and are very useful aid for pistol/IPSC shooting practice, especially over lockdown.
The goofy colors just make them look like what Americans do to thiers by choice
A few years ago, came across a vid of a British lad taking part in WW2 re-enactment with an M1 carbine.
Thought that's a cool blank firer, so asked him about it, turns out was a live fully functioning M1, that he rented for the day from a section 5 dealer.
Pretty sure they're allowed to rent full-autos as well...but the catch is blanks only.
What
@@liammeech3702 I thought he was pulling my leg! Looked into it and yes section 5 dealers routinely and totally legally supply guns for re-enactment and Film/TV work.
(From a video on Forgotten Weapons I would assume the full/semi-autos do need to be substantially modified to cycle without the aid of blank fire adaptors)
So you could argue the semantics of what they actually are, but certainly wouldn't get within a country mile of current or even pre-1995 deact standards, so yeah whatever they are they're legally section 5 firearms.
@@harrier331 Oh no it's not like some WW2 re-enactor turns up at the dealers and he says 'have it back by Friday'. 😂
It's basically what you said with the films/TV...
The licence holder, turns up, gives them the gun and blanks, they play bang bang for a few hours, then he puts it back in the van.
So they are renting the gun... I didn't ask at the time but bloody expensive too, I imagine.
Lmao what a joke restricting toys 😂😂😂😂 I just made high explosives for fun and to blow up tree trunks
Are you planning on doing the how to install a shotgun safe video anytime soon? I'm planning on applying for my sgc asap. Keep up the vids they are very informative :)
Heya, I'd like to make a few clarifications. UKARA isn't a membership scheme, its a database of site memberships. It's being a member of a site which is proof of entitlement to the defence. Only retailers can become UKARA members. And UKARA isn't a defence itself.
Also you have to attend 3 games over more than 2 months, not less than 2 months.
I wouldn't agree that IPSC neccicarily entitles you to the skirmishers defence. The specific defences are written in the legislation and aren't down to the judge to allocate. To be honest you don't need a RIF for IPSC. Real IPSC firearms look like IFs sometimes. The skirmishers defence exists because we were able to argue the NEED for RIFs in skirmishing. Even then it was given grudgingly because we applied the right pressure.
Literally stripping my Double Eagle Honey Badger as we speak, looking forward to my first game back on the 10th!
Just to point out it is a minimum of two months ie you cant play three weekends back to back and be able to apply for ukara after 3 weeks. If you want to go down the two tone route and are looking at hi capas for action air then elite shooting centre does some awesome anodised slides
By "elite shooting centre" I presume you mean Bisley, Sennybridge, Warminster, or out with the lads from Poole or Credenhill?
@@ericwilliams2317 no this website mate www.eliteshootingcentre.co.uk - Mike Cripps builds custom pistols for action air 👍
Whilst not technically a defence I think FAC holders should be able to ‘trump’ or negate the requirement for a defence. It’s kind of silly not to trust someone with a replica airsoft AR15 when they have been deemed legally fit to have a real one!
It's just the same as FAC really... you need to have justification/reason for ownership. I own a .243 but can't just go out and by a less powerful 17 hornet just because I fancy one... same with a RIF... you still need to show reason/justification for ownership.
I think the 'intention' behind the law is reasonable. In truth it's there to allow coppers to seize RIFs from dickhead scally bastards driving round with them for dubious purposes.
I'm sure that if I walked into, say, a bank with a two-tone but otherwise realistic imitation firearm on my belt they'll just think it's a toy. *Not* . And I'm sure armed police would automatically know my sub 1-joule 6mm BB 'Hello Kitty' AR15 is not real simply because of the colour.
And of course it's perfectly OK for me to import an extremely realistic looking Dan Wesson 715 pellet revolver (approx 2 to 3 joules at muzzle) with imitation brass shells without a licence, declaration or anything. That makes sense.
Sigh.
crazy thing is most people who get into airsoft in the uk just use the legal loophole of getting their mate with a ukara to buy your guns for you, he doesn't have to keep them or anything because its a gift lol what a silly law
By definition of a firearm, an air pistol is not a firearm. Just because a government changes the definition, it doesn't make it correct. Hence the term, FIRE-arm.
The VCR Act ONLY criminalized the SALE and MANUFACTURE of RIF's. POSESSION (other than in a public place without reasonable excuse or lawful authority ie walking around with an airsoft pistol tucked in
your waistband which is covered by the VCR Act and can get you up to a 5 year sentence), is totally LEGAL without any need for ANY explanation, excuse or authority.
So unless you're doing something stupid or very dodgy (like walking around with an airsoft pistol tucked in you waistband) why would you find yourself in front of a judge having to justify you LEGAL possession of an RIF?
There is a loophole through this (from last i heard a few years back) that if someone who has ukara purchases a airsoft gun in its normal colours and presents it as a gift to someone its legal for the person who got the goft to keep it in its orignal colours?
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Im sure if someone is gifted such an item they wouldnt be a complete pillock and abuse it to the point they are arrested, but if that trust was broken would that fall under the person who gave the gift being liable or would it be the dipshit who abused the privilege of being given a RIF looking airsoft gun?
I was having this conversation a while back with someone and this video reminded me about it
@@harrier331 ah oki, thank you for the info! Im working on (well was just before covid hit last year) on getting my ukara and i had 2 games under my belt and was ready for the third one...then lockdown hit so i lost my time period to aquire it. Im hoping to get back on track once covids gone as my two tone m16 aeg stands out like a sore thumb xD
THANK YOOU! This was so helpful!!
I’m so pissed of man, I’m not over 18 so I can’t buy the SSG-96. Why🇬🇧😡
Yooo English shooting goes to my airsoft store 😂❤️
Have you got any advice on getting into action air?
Find a local club and get down there! I would join the UKPSA and attend a safety course as soon as possible, from there you should have a good idea and once you have a competition license you can just book onto a match to shoot. There's a UKPSA Action Air Facebook group as well which is full of information.
Thanks, very helpful.
I am completely housebound, but I still want to have the guns used by AirSofters...what can be done about that?
Two tone guns? Unless that's a turn off for you
You can get a cosplay license i think. Some sites accept those for defense.
Thanks for that, guys. I can, as yet, find nothing that tells me how to legally acquire the RIF, without the paperwork. If you ever find anything guy, I'd appreciate a heads-up!
There isn't really a defence using Action Air as there is no reason you cannot use a 2 tone gun. Makes no difference to how it works and handles. Plenty of people already doing so, same for target shooting. It is not as though a pink slide is going to make any difference to you hitting a target. Or use the MVA membership as some shops will accept this for an RIF. As for deactivated guns, lost their appeal now as nothing more than a block of shaped metal.
Dont forget you can also own a deact without 50% of it being a bright colour ...As far as I am aware, the VCRA only covers those who wish to buy a realistic imitation firearm, this is not needed if you already own one.
The laws have no pro-active impact on crime...All they do is to penalise law abiding collectors. The same with knife prohibitions, considering over 90% of all knife crime is committed with kitchen knives, it is almost farcical that the Home Office targets law abiding collectors yet again, for no reason. It is ironic, how the media has a big part to play in all this. Look at knife amnesties. When the surrendered knives are put out on a table for display, isn't it weird, how the odd 2 or 3 Rambo style knives found their way to the top of the pile, of the generic kitchen knives, which are the majority of knives surrendered. Same with firearms, a rifle with black livery, is supposed to be more dangerous than a wooden stock counterpart, that has exactly the same mechanical function and magazine capacity.
I have had 2 full auto airsoft guns since 2002 I didnt need a licence then to buy them so do I need one now?
One thing I would also be curious about. My understanding is that it is illegal to sell a Realistic Imitation Firearm (RIF) and it doesn't matter about buying. So the responsibility is on the seller not the buyer. Meaning if a seller does incorrectly sell a RIF in theory the buyer shouldn't go to court as they haven't broken the law, the seller has. UKARA is therefore widely accepted by retailers. Almost acting as a licence, even tho it isn't one, in order to protect them. But in theory let's say I skirmish and I bought A RIF without UKARA. Even if I am taken to court as long as I can convince them I am actually using it for the valid defence reasons, this should be lawful? I hope that makes sense. At least that's what a certain firearms specialist lawyer told me.
As far as I understand that's all correct, the offence is to sell a RIF not buy one and UKARA isn't strictly needed to provide the defence but it helps the shops quickly ascertain if someone is legitimate or not.
@@EnglishShooting Yep and then it get's interesting when you are importing a RIF, which I am in the process of doing. Will update you on my experience convincing border force it is perfectly legal.
@@kyleash3614 the shop I buy from requests your ukara number to send to UK
@@alberto5770 so did the one I buy from but I explained that as I’m the one importing it’s my responsibility and I believe I have a genuine valid defence.
@@kyleash3614 ype I assumed they prefer to avoid any controversy same as the ones from hong kong (decades buying from wgc) estate that customs IS your part of the deal and they just include the quotation
So if a garden does that for you and you are under 18 and played 3 games can you yous realistic gun colours like black in a game
I want airsoft guns to have the same recoil and sound as real guns. Would be pretty cool
Hi sir! That would make people become deaf. I like your style 👍
@@exist7415 well yes. But...yes its just something people would have to get used to ig lol.
I’ve been owning RIFs since before UKARA was even a thing.
But once I got my UKARA defence I’ve enjoyed owning many many many RIFs in my collection.
My next step once the whole plandemic has settled down is to get my shotgun licence & then a firearm licence. Thankfully I’ve got a local shooting range maybe 5-10mins from where I live. I hear them shoot all the time, I guess a lot of them don’t use moderators.
I had no idea you could use action air as a form of defence....
1:08 just correcting that it is not "within" but "over a minimum of". I wasn't hunting for any incorrect statements in the video, but amusing enough, most of the Airsoft community gets this wrong too 🙄
what if make your own like a sten gun with a solid rod barrel and no action a none working replica but not a exact copy
AIRSOFT LAW CRAZY I AM 54 I CAN BUY A WEBLEY ALECTO 1.77 OR 22 PELLET GUN THAT LOOKS LIKE A DESERT EAGLE AT 503 FPS 4.74 FT LBS 6.43 JOULES BUT CAN NOT BUY A AIRSOFT GUN EVEN THOUGH ITS LOWER POWERED.
You might want t get that KEYBOARD FIXED. 😏
For clarity... you can own a RIF with no UKARA providing it has been gifted to you from someone who has a UKARA
There's a good logic that's followed to a daft level.
Yes we should have clear controls on realistic imitation firearms, but we should not make it easyer for me to buy an air pistol or rifle then a BB gun.
YOU can just buy an air gun in Scotland you need a F/C for any type of firearm ,air or otherwise
I do worry that my new .177 SAA and .177BB PPK will one day be under the microscope
Hi, do you know if gaining a UKARA allows you to buy replica firearms like denix replicas? I’d like to get some denix replica ww2 weapons but do not have time to become part of a reenactment group
Still waiting for the day that criminals don't use guns against other gangs because the law says not to. Good video still :)
UKARA is a waste of time, you don't need it, you just need a defence, i'e you play at a site, i've played for over 25 years and never had UKARA and i own various RIFs.
2:24 Hoho! If you are a female you are exempt from these laws 😅
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Lol. I was just looking at Airsoft guns.
This what i don,t understand and also you can buy deactivated real riffle with certificated of diactivation, isnt that a real threat. Who been making these law😅
First of cool that your looking into airsoft, most firearms guys just hink its for kids. But please get you facts right. First of its not the VCRA act, the A is for Act so your saying Act Act. Its just a small detail but if your going to talk about something and inform others you should at least get the name right. Second UKARA it is as you said a "Retailers Organisation", you cannot get your UKARA. It is purely a retailers organisation, set up between a few of the UK's BIggest Airsoft Shops, individuals cannot join it or get it. It is not even a form of defence. UKARA simply have a database upon which they record your defence which is that of and 'Airsoft Skirmisher'. This is so when you walk into a shop they can easily check if you have a valid defence so they can sell you something. They do also make this information available to Border Agecy / Customs or whatever there called this week. Some shops will let individuals check if someone is on it if they are conducting a private sale others won't. But your defence is not UKARA it's your membership of a site which has valid PLI. There are of coarse other defences which they do not record and there are other ways of proofing your defence. I am not being pedantic or pissy here, as I said great your getting involved but please get the facts correct before you try to educate others, there is to much crap about the VCRA and UKARA out there already. Anyway keep up the good work.
@proud Dutchman. So your just a grown man running around with a real gun.
The whole system is ridiculous tbh. Firstly, you can buy airguns that look every bit as real as the real thing. Secondly, no one being mugged on the street is going to look at a two tone and try to process whether the gun is real but has been painted in bright colours or it's a two-tone (which 99% of the British population know nothing about). Thirdly, it potentially allows real guns to hide in plain sight amongst people who do know about two tones. Fourth, criminals can either just play a few games off airsoft or, more likely, burgle houses and airsoft stores for RIFs. Finally (although the problems extend well beyond these points) the second hand market is booming and no one checks for UKARA when selling/passing on.
I'm an airsoft player and do not want to see any obstruction to the sport or to stores that sell RIFs but the system just doesn't work. Analogous to this, my workplace (school) insists that we all wear ID tags with school branded lanyards to ensure that all adults are identifiable. We're supposed to stop and question any adult without one. This is an awful practice, lanyards are not difficult to get hold of or forge. If someone can get one and wander around without question you're actively inviting issues. If you don't recognise someone you should stop them, no ID required.
UKARA is a bit like that, it discourages and obstructs people that legitimately want access to RIFs but does nothing to stop people who should not have access or are unwilling to go through the process. UKARA also offers no training to encourage responsible use and ownership, it's a matter of time before some wally has armed police called out to them because they're waving a RIF around.
To fix it I strongly feel like people should pass a basic knowledge and understanding of responsibility test. Include information about use, storage, transportation and transference of ownership. Provide a free registry of serialised RIFs and easy transfer of ownership that allows for tracking of stolen RIFs and where they have been sources from if used in violent crimes. Put up a penalty for anyone found in possession of unregistered RIFs. Allow sites to educate owners, check and register RIFs.
Statute law is all bollox
I can't understand logic. In your country, you can buy compressed air weapons, air rifles with a power of 16 joules that are very strong after which you can seriously injure a person,and do not require any permit or ukara for them and they are not coloured.
But you can't buy airsoft rifles in full black without UKARA or whatever it is that joke :)))Since an airsoft weapon has no more than 2 joules and has plastic BB s 0.20g
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