good bye paintball

[General Baxter]

ACPO has commissioned the FSS to cary out definitive testing for lethality and the results are out.

ACPO now consider 370fps full auto and 520fps single shot as the levels where lethality kick in (1.5j and 2.5j respectively) Anything over that is a firearm (air rifle) so full auto guns, are considered section 5 firearms over that.

Single shot is anything that discharges a single shot with one pull of the trigger, so includes semi auto.
We used to operate in a very convenient grey area regarding lethality and had a lot of leeway as nothing was certain, that leeway has now disappeared.

so all paintball guns are going to be section 5 firearms
**** even my air rifle is now one

[Jackroadkill]

Sheesh - where'd you get that info? I'm an avid shooter of all types of firearms, but especially air rifles, so I'm intrigued by them going sec 5.

[Mike]

Nick, that would also include BB guns.... ergo airsoft.

[General Baxter]

i have my sorces,

half of my 'water guns' are now section 5 firearms

mike, more airsoft site limits are 350fully auto, 500fps single shot, so it really dont bother us

[bai1ey]

so do we all need to be applying for some sort of FAC to own a air ffs

[Jackroadkill]

This could potentially pose me a problem; I have a shotgun cert and a firearms cert (including a slot for FAC air); I wonder will this mean that my sub 12fpe rifles and pistol will have to go on my FAC?

[Mike]

Section 5’ Prohibited Weapons
‘Section 5’ covers weapons that are prohibited unless special permission is granted by the Home Secretary. This section covers automatic weapons, military weapons and modern handguns. Specialist collectors and dealers are able to gain Section 5 authority but is will not be available to the vast majority of shooters and collectors. http://www.met.police.uk/firearms-en...s/f_prohb2.htm provides full details of the list and restrictions.

Thats us sorted then

[bai1ey]

so does this mean air guns are going to be banned for wants of a better word

[mowgli]

so who suddenly got shot & killed by some noggin with an air gun??? did i miss a news story somewhere???

[General Baxter]

no its been going on for a long time, loads of tests, for the lethality of a projectile