Stop Lord Shrewsbury

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The policing and Crime Bill 2015/16, will set a 1 Joule (330fps) 'Power Limit' at which barreled devices become air rifles.
The government made an exception for airsoft, 1.3J for full auto (370fps) and 2.5J(520fps) for semi-auto/single shot
Lord Shrewsbury, President of the Gun Trade Association

has submitted an Amendment which will delete the airsoft exception and leave UK airsoft limited to 1J(330fps) forever!
If found possessing or importing a full-auto gun capable of more than 1J(330fps) you might face 5 years in prison! (This limit will affect 60,000 UK Airsoft players!)
The vote is on 16th September.
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Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a petition asking for the UK Government to keep the power limit exception for airsoft.

In any case, it has been reported that the amendment you refer to has been withdrawn. You can view all the amendment papers and follow the passage of the Policing and Crime Bill 2015/16 here: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/policingandcrime/documents.html

Please note we also cannot accept petitions which don't include your full name.

Timeline

1 Sep 2016	Petition opened for signatures
8 Sep 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Sep 2016

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