Golden Guns illegal in the UK?
Higgins
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Hi,
I am not often there (AJB is the much better forum to me
) but I have posted on Mi6 a reply regarding the SD Studios Golden Gun and the topic has been immediately closed.
http://www.mi6forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=48824
What do the experts say to this?
I am not often there (AJB is the much better forum to me
) but I have posted on Mi6 a reply regarding the SD Studios Golden Gun and the topic has been immediately closed.http://www.mi6forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=48824
What do the experts say to this?
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too much power has gone to his head me thinks
the sale of replica weapons within the uk is not illegal. a 'replica weapon' can be classed as anything these days, from a spud gun up to a realistic airsoft gun.
to my knowledge, the golden gun is ok to sell in the uk.
look at it this way bondtoys, if you want to have a joke and read through spam, go to mi6, if you want people who have genuine knowledge and interest, stick with ajb007.
now thats out the way, the gun you mention in your post over at mi6 is indeed the SD studios golden gun. you can find them on ebay.com, or even ask around on here, some collectors may be wishing to trade with you.
as for buying one brand new, and SD gun won't happen, because SD, like already mentioned by someone else, went bust years ago.
the only other new golden gun that has been mentioned was the one master replicas/ corgi were talking about. it appeared as a prototype at a toy convention (200?) and hasn't been heard of since.
since it appearance, i believe Master replicas have done nothing and details are sketchy, but it doesn't look like they've moved on the project. since MR were themselves bought out by Factory Entertainment, its uncertain who now holds any licence.
my guess is MR will twiddle their thumbs, Factory Productions will apply and maybe one day we'll start to see some new bond props being made.
but there again, its all speculation. nothing has ever been officially announced, so all we can do for now is guess.
hope this helps bondtoys. -{
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Talking about where to source replica weapons outside the UK is not illegal.
This information below is taken from wolfarmouries (a popular airsoft company's) website;
VCRA details
'Realistic Imitation Firearms' & Imitation Firearms Sections 36,37,38,39 & 40:
What is a realistic imitation firearm?
The VCRA introduces the term 'realistic imitation firearm'. A 'realistic imitation firearm' is one which, for all intents and purposes, is indistinguishable from a real firearm.
What is an imitation firearm?
The term 'imitation firearm' is defined in the Firearms Act 1968 as being 'any thing which has the appearance of being a firearm, whether or not it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or other missile.'
An imitation firearm, irrespective of the type of firearm or which it is an imitation, will not be considered to be a realistic imitation firearm if it is of a specified principal colour:
i) bright red
ii) bright orange
iii) bright yellow
iv) bright green
v) bright pink
vi) bright purple; and
vii) bright blue
viii) or transparent
What does 'Principal' colour mean?
'Principal' is defined in the dictionary as being; 'first in the order of importance, main'. Thus, if an imitation firearm is to be, for example, two-toned, it must have one of the above listed colours as the principal colour (i.e. +50%).
'Realistic Imitation Firearm' and 'Imitation Firearm' examples
An imitation Colt 1911 pistol in black would be considered a realistic imitation firearm. If it were principally bright red then it would be considered an imitation firearm.
If an imitation firearm is less than 38mm in height and less than 70mm long it could not be considered to be a realistic imitation firearm, it would just be an imitation firearm. So if the Colt 1911 mentioned above was black, but only 60mm long, it would be considered an imitation firearm, not a realistic imitation firearm.
How does the VCRA define a 'real' firearm
The VCRA says that a 'real firearm' is one of modern design, and in turn clarifies this as being of a design from the year 1870 onwards. An imitation of a modern firearm (unless it were in one of the principal colours and/or was under 38mm in height and 70mm in length), would therefore be defined as a realistic imitation firearm.
However, if the imitation firearm is of a firearm; 'the appearance of which would tend to identify as having a design and mechanism of a sort first dating before the year 1870', then it is not a realistic imitation firearm and is an imitation firearm.
At what age is a person allowed to buy or sell an imitation firearm?
It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase an imitation firearm and it is an offence to sell an imitation firearm to a person under the age of 18.
Does the VCRA apply to those realistic imitations and imitations already possessed?
The Act does not affect the possession of existing realistic imitation firearms and imitation firearms, but does prohibit the sale of existing realistic imitation firearms, or the modification or existing imitation firearms so that they would become realistic imitations.
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