Are Airsoft pistols (BB guns) considered as replica guns?
You’re wrong – most replicas aren’t illegal in the UK, they’re quite legal, but the sale, manufacture and import is controlled. This is mainly down to them being used in armed robberies where the victim can’t tell that it’s not a real gun. The types or replica which could be modified to fire live ammo (ie front venting blank firers, Brocock pistols etc) ARE illegal in the UK. Airsoft guns can’t be made to fire real ammo (despite what some biased and vocal parties would have you think), and are legal. BUT…. Recent legislation has introduced strict limitations on who can buy (what the law terms) Realistic Imitation Firearms. To buy one you must be over 18 and be a re-enactor (must be a member of a registered re-enactment group), filmmaker (home movies don’t count!) or an airsofter… To qualify as an airsofter you need to play at an organised site which has Public Liability Insurance, and you need to be able to prove this. The simplest way is by becoming a member of your local site. If
