birdie wrote:
So, if i cast a resin PR (f'rinstance) in red resin, then sell it, I'm exempt?
As long as the buyer is eighteen, yup. The only person who'd potentially have a problem is the buyer. If he or she were to assemble it, no problem. However, the minute he or she paints that resin to make it look like, for example, a Pulse Rifle, they have 'manufactured' a RIF and will be in breach of the new Act.
friendlyskies wrote:
As for imitation firearms such as Pulse Rifles made from Resin or other materials then I believe these are still allowed at "permitted events". A Sci-fi convention being a good example of where you would expect to see people in costume with imitation firearms. This I believe falls under "having a reasonable excuse to be carrying the imitation firearm"
But again, you can't make any NEW imitation firearms from next month.
So I dont think there is anything to be too worried about, at least that is my understanding from conversations I have had.
Hate to disagree, but there is a huge amount to worry about... People new to the scene who don't skirmish, re-enact or make movies? They wont be able to legally get hold of Pulse Rifles, VP70s etc.
Anyone looking to build a new Pulse Rifle? Same problem, it's manufacture of a realistic imitation firearm. The important part there is the 'realistic' bit. Because our kit looks like real firearms, it is covered by the new Act.
The RIF only has to look vaguely like a gun to a member of the public to be classed as a RIF; even some piping or wood carved into a rough gun shape can from a distance look like a firearm, even if its shape does not resemble any firearm in existence.