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Bb Guns
I was recently busted for growing weed. When police searched my attic, (no weed up there) they found my bb guns and seized them.
They would be illegal to buy now but not before 07 and i can prove they were bought legally
They are not illegal to own and you dont need a license.
They were all in boxes, not touched in years, most never even used.
I can never buy them again so really want them back. Can they destroy them because they feel like it or do they need to hold onto them until judge says they can seize and destroy them.
I have a bad feeling they will keep them for their gun amnesty campaign.
Do they have any legal right to keep them. Like i said. Bought legally, owned legally. Kept in boxes out the way in the attic. Thanks
They would be illegal to buy now but not before 07 and i can prove they were bought legally
They are not illegal to own and you dont need a license.
They were all in boxes, not touched in years, most never even used.
I can never buy them again so really want them back. Can they destroy them because they feel like it or do they need to hold onto them until judge says they can seize and destroy them.
I have a bad feeling they will keep them for their gun amnesty campaign.
Do they have any legal right to keep them. Like i said. Bought legally, owned legally. Kept in boxes out the way in the attic. Thanks
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Bluey, if they were bought legally and it is still ok to legally keep them, there is no reason why they should not return them to you. Perhaps they have taken them away as a precaution to check and make sure for certain they are actually just BB guns?
What did the officer say when they were there about their reasons or were you not present when they took them?
What did the officer say when they were there about their reasons or were you not present when they took them?
Although looking on Amazon Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation they look like a bit more than kids toys. Why are they for sale on amazon if they are ilegal to buy?
I think this may be UK as the law did change here in 2007 (although Bluey has spelt LICENCE as LICENSE which is the US spelling so I may be wrong.
A UK police website (Cleveland) says the following:
Q. Is it illegal to own a BB gun?
A. No, but only under certain, strict circumstances:
You must be 18 years old or over and be a member of a soft-air club to buy and possess a realistic BB gun.
If you are not a member of a soft-air club, but still over 18 years old, you can only purchase a non-realistic BB gun, which will be manufactured in an obscure colour (pink, yellow, etc.).
If you are under 18 years old, you can only possess a BB gun on private land.
BB guns (which fire ball bearings or plastic pellets) are often played with as toys but remember they are not toys and they can be very dangerous and, potentially, could seriously injure or kill someone.
You must remember that a BB gun is considered to be an imitation firearm, which is defined as:
"any thing which has the appearance of being a firearm whether or not it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or missile”.
It is illegal to carry an imitation firearm in public and the consequences could be very serious. If you carry a BB gun in a public place, you are potentially risking your life if someone sees it and calls the police.
When the police arrive, they will not know for sure that it is a BB gun. Even trained police officers have great difficulty distinguishing these guns from actual firearms and have to act as if they are real.
There is a real risk of you being shot by armed response officers who are unable to establish the exact nature of the weapon.
If you own a BB gun, the safest thing to do is to hand it in at your nearest police station.
A UK police website (Cleveland) says the following:
Q. Is it illegal to own a BB gun?
A. No, but only under certain, strict circumstances:
You must be 18 years old or over and be a member of a soft-air club to buy and possess a realistic BB gun.
If you are not a member of a soft-air club, but still over 18 years old, you can only purchase a non-realistic BB gun, which will be manufactured in an obscure colour (pink, yellow, etc.).
If you are under 18 years old, you can only possess a BB gun on private land.
BB guns (which fire ball bearings or plastic pellets) are often played with as toys but remember they are not toys and they can be very dangerous and, potentially, could seriously injure or kill someone.
You must remember that a BB gun is considered to be an imitation firearm, which is defined as:
"any thing which has the appearance of being a firearm whether or not it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or missile”.
It is illegal to carry an imitation firearm in public and the consequences could be very serious. If you carry a BB gun in a public place, you are potentially risking your life if someone sees it and calls the police.
When the police arrive, they will not know for sure that it is a BB gun. Even trained police officers have great difficulty distinguishing these guns from actual firearms and have to act as if they are real.
There is a real risk of you being shot by armed response officers who are unable to establish the exact nature of the weapon.
If you own a BB gun, the safest thing to do is to hand it in at your nearest police station.
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Q. Is it illegal to own a BB gun?
A. No, but only under certain, strict circumstances:
You must be 18 years old or over and be a member of a soft-air club to buy and possess a realistic BB gun.
If you are not a member of a soft-air club, but still over 18 years old, you can only purchase a non-realistic BB gun, which will be manufactured in an obscure colour (pink, yellow, etc.).
If you are under 18 years old, you can only possess a BB gun on private land.
BB guns (which fire ball bearings or plastic pellets) are often played with as toys but remember they are not toys and they can be very dangerous and, potentially, could seriously injure or kill someone.
You must remember that a BB gun is considered to be an imitation firearm, which is defined as:
"any thing which has the appearance of being a firearm whether or not it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or missile”.
It is illegal to carry an imitation firearm in public and the consequences could be very serious. If you carry a BB gun in a public place, you are potentially risking your life if someone sees it and calls the police.
When the police arrive, they will not know for sure that it is a BB gun. Even trained police officers have great difficulty distinguishing these guns from actual firearms and have to act as if they are real.
There is a real risk of you being shot by armed response officers who are unable to establish the exact nature of the weapon.
If you own a BB gun, the safest thing to do is to hand it in at your nearest police station.
Q. Is it illegal to own a BB gun?
A. No, but only under certain, strict circumstances:
You must be 18 years old or over and be a member of a soft-air club to buy and possess a realistic BB gun.
If you are not a member of a soft-air club, but still over 18 years old, you can only purchase a non-realistic BB gun, which will be manufactured in an obscure colour (pink, yellow, etc.).
If you are under 18 years old, you can only possess a BB gun on private land.
BB guns (which fire ball bearings or plastic pellets) are often played with as toys but remember they are not toys and they can be very dangerous and, potentially, could seriously injure or kill someone.
You must remember that a BB gun is considered to be an imitation firearm, which is defined as:
"any thing which has the appearance of being a firearm whether or not it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or missile”.
It is illegal to carry an imitation firearm in public and the consequences could be very serious. If you carry a BB gun in a public place, you are potentially risking your life if someone sees it and calls the police.
When the police arrive, they will not know for sure that it is a BB gun. Even trained police officers have great difficulty distinguishing these guns from actual firearms and have to act as if they are real.
There is a real risk of you being shot by armed response officers who are unable to establish the exact nature of the weapon.
If you own a BB gun, the safest thing to do is to hand it in at your nearest police station.
Frank... "could seriously injure or kill someone." Like I said, I have owned airguns and other guns including, shotguns and firearms for most of my life, BB is just another air gun, originally they fired Ball Bearings hence "BB"
However, I havent owned an airgun now for a few years and not aware of any recent changes in the law.
However, I havent owned an airgun now for a few years and not aware of any recent changes in the law.
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