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buying a paintball gun

snowserpeant · 2012-02-11 22:46:35

howdy all.im an airsoft player and just want to be sure on a comparrison [please dont hate me]. im just curious as to the legal situation on buying paint ball guns.i have heard that they are classed as firearms in this country and you must have a licence to buy 1,is that true,were as airsoft guns are perfectly ok without a…

11-02-2012 11:46pm

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snowserpeant

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howdy all.im an airsoft player and just want to be sure on a comparrison [please dont hate me]. im just curious as to the legal situation on buying paint ball guns.i have heard that they are classed as firearms in this country and you must have a licence to buy 1,is that true,were as airsoft guns are perfectly ok without a licence as long as the gun is 1 joule or lower,thanks:)

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#2 12-02-2012 6:03am

Redzer-600

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Technically they are illegal but it is a legal nightmare to obtain a license. Very few people have one. If you ask a guard for a license they will just say not to wave it around in public and you'll be grand.

For more info check this out http://www.paintballer.ie/legal-stuff/7521-paintball-marker-licensing-info-faq.html Post up on paintballer if you have any more questions

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#3 12-02-2012 11:12am

snowserpeant

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thanks for the reply:):)

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