Submitted on Thursday 1st September 2016
Rejected on Thursday 8th September 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Stop Lord Shrewsbury
The policing and Crime Bill 2015/16, will set a 1 Joule (330fps) 'Power Limit' at which barreled devices become air rifles.
The government made an exception for airsoft, 1.3J for full auto (370fps) and 2.5J(520fps) for semi-auto/single shot
Lord Shrewsbury, President of the Gun Trade Association
has submitted an Amendment which will delete the airsoft exception and leave UK airsoft limited to 1J(330fps) forever!
If found possessing or importing a full-auto gun capable of more than 1J(330fps) you might face 5 years in prison! (This limit will affect 60,000 UK Airsoft players!)
The vote is on 16th September.
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http://www.ukapu.org.uk/saveairsoft/
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
You could start a petition asking for the UK Government to keep the power limit exception for airsoft.
In any case, it has been reported that the amendment you refer to has been withdrawn. You can view all the amendment papers and follow the passage of the Policing and Crime Bill 2015/16 here: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/policingandcrime/documents.html
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