We were about to call it a night when the inbox chimed with a news feed from Yosser which should be a concern for airsofters in the United Kingdom. According to him, a proposal has been sent to the Home Office that will restrict further airsoft sales, limiting sales through Registered Firearms Dealers which will also have an implication of restricting personal importation by airsoft players from outside of the UK... "So what would you say about a leading UK airsoft retailer and leading light in the formation of UKARA daring to suggest that airsoft weapons in the UK come under the SAME rules and restrictions as REAL DEAL firearms?

This is just one of the proposals put forward in correspondence Airsoft Odyssey has kindly been passed by our intelligence sources. What is being outlined to the ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) , Home Office and anyone else that will listen is that ONLY RFDs (Registered Firearms Dealers) be able to sell RIF’s.

The full suggestions sent to the Home Office include:

• All RIFs should be sold through Air weapon RFDs, (at least 50% of UKARA retailers are already RFDs)
• RIFs to be sold to 18 and over only
• Only Air weapon RFDs should be allowed to import RIFs
• No restrictions on posting RIFs
• 2nd hand sales only through Air weapon RFD monitored resource"

If it's true then it's something for us to be concerned with as the implications are big. We'll be asking for a response to the "proponent" of this to verify if this is true or clarify the contents the proposals.

Read the full story at Yosser's Airsoft Odyssey. Stay tunef for the further updates.