Is newsagent allowed to display BB guns in shop window?

earthstorm

zaksmum wrote: »

These BB guns are silver. If that's definitely illegal I will speak to the police about it.

Some of the kids round here don't need any encouragement to be thuggish.

speak to your local TS also

earthstorm

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Oh I don't know.
I could just picture the 2 main characters in Brokeback mountain brandishing pink or yellow 6 shooters.

now that would of been fun to see. but i think the USA does not care as their constitution still allows all US citizens to bear arms.

peachyprice

earthstorm wrote: »

This is why BB guns sold in UK must be coloured Blue, Red, Yellow etc. It is Illegal to sell BB guns that are Black or Silver.

I know
OP said they were realistic, so I'm guessing the ones she's seen aren't the two tones, transparents or neons.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

earthstorm wrote: »

could be sold on street markets or online so cannot say any incident is from a gun sold from any particular retailer.

I sell toys, but due to principle i will not have have never sold BB guns, even though i get asked for these many times.

They could be, indeed. But he seemed to decide that relying upon this argument wouldn't be worth the effort. Which was fine by me - and probably every small animal in the area - even before he was reminded that a toddler in the town had died as a result of being accidentally shot by his teenaged uncle a couple of years previously.

mttylad

earthstorm wrote: »

It is Illegal to sell BB guns that are Black or Silver.

No its not!
I have a pile of BB guns in the attic that are black to prove it.

It only takes a Ukara license to buy them

A helpful link.
http://forum.firstandonlyevents.co.uk/index.php?/topic/17532-ukara-rulesuk-laws-and-buying-a-two-tone-or-rif-guns/

vaio

peachyprice wrote: »

Absolutely not!

If they are realistic gun coloured BB guns they are illegal to sell or own in the UK unless properly licensed for skirmishes and re-enactment groups.

I would phone your local police on the non-emergency number as there should not be for sale in a newsagent.

From the 1st of October 2007 it will be illegal to sell, manufacture or import realistic imitation firearms within the UK.
Furthermore, selling an imitation firearm to, or the purchase of an imitation firearm by, anyone under the age of 18 years is illegal under Section 40 of the Act. Contravening this is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment, a fine or both. In blunt terms it will not be legal to sell imitation firearms (of which realistic imitation firearms should be seen as a sub-set) to anyone under 18.
A realistic imitation firearm is defined thus in the Act:
38 Meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”
(1) In sections 36 and 37 “realistic imitation firearm” means an imitation firearm which—
(a) has an appearance that is so realistic as to make it indistinguishable, for all practical purposes, from a real firearm; and
(b) is neither a de-activated firearm nor itself an antique.........

reading s38(1) it looks like it will allow me to buy a deactivated Uzi or Kalashnikov but not a silver cap gun.

or have I missed something?

JReacher1

vaio wrote: »

reading s38(1) it looks like it will allow me to buy a deactivated Uzi or Kalashnikov but not a silver cap gun.

or have I missed something?

I imagine there is different legislation for deactivated firearms. This legislation is just for imitation firearms.

peachyprice

vaio wrote: »

reading s38(1) it looks like it will allow me to buy a deactivated Uzi or Kalashnikov but not a silver cap gun.

or have I missed something?

I think that should be an 'or' not an 'and'.

mttylad

A few links:

http://www.justbbguns.co.uk/
They are not all coloured.

These are:
http://www.cheapbbguns.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=14

The shop may restrict who he sells them to.

peachyprice

mttylad wrote: »

A few links:

http://www.justbbguns.co.uk/
They are not all coloured.

These are:
http://www.cheapbbguns.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=14

The shop may restrict who he sells them to.

The ones that are not coloured can only be sold to registered UKARA members, don't think they'd be buying from a newsagent who is unlikely to fulfil the criteria to be able to sell them.