[chbot] Spud Guns

Mark Atherton markaren1 at xtra.co.nz
Wed Jun 20 00:17:44 BST 2012


And all this really goes to prove:

... is that your presence is being missed at our meetings Charles !

Also, if you sit at the back, you could save me the trouble of 
throwing things at the heckler !!

-Mark



At 11:12 a.m. 20/06/2012, you wrote:
>Yes, really...
>
>The Arms Act 1983 defines a firearm as anything from which any shot, bullet,
>missile or other projectile can be discharged by force of explosive.
>
>Most spudguns combust a fuel to make a propulsive explosion. ie are firearm.
>
>There are some spudguns that use compressed air. Those were recently
>classified as PCP guns for which you generally need a FAL, with some
>exclusions for small CO2 pistols, paintball guns and similar.
>
>Even normal spring airguns are subject to fire arms laws, but you do not need
>a FAL if you are over 18. For 16-18 you need an FAL. You still need to keep
>them locked up and they are subject to the same brandishing laws as any other
>fire arms.
>
>
>-- Charles
>
>On Wednesday 20 June 2012 10:52:36 Kerry Harpur wrote:
> > Really? I thought they would be under the same classification as an air
> > rifle in this country - 16-18 need a firearms licence over that no licence
> > needed. Not that I have looked it up myself but I'd be surprised if they
> > were classified as anything else.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kerry
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Charles Manning
><cdhmanning at gmail.com>wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 19 June 2012 18:02:04 Paul Davey wrote:
> > > > Here is the link to the forum about everything spudgun related.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.spudfiles.com/
> > >
> > > Just be aware that these are classified as fire arms and are subject to
> > > firearms laws.
> > >
> > > At a legal minimum you need a fire arms license, keep the spud gun under
> > > lock
> > > and key and keep the ammo locked away too (:-)) and obey other FA laws
> > > such as not making a device under 762mm in length (classified as a pistol
> > > which ups the penalties etc).
> > >
> > > Or you can just obey the 11th commandment: "Thou shall not get caught."
> > >
> > > There is of course discretion in the application of the law. So long as
> > > you are not stupid you probably won't get into trouble.
> > >
> > > #disclaimer I'm not a lawyer, thank goodness!
> > >
> > > -- Charles
> > >
> > >
> > >
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