michael_collins Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Antagon it could be the tresspassing thats still got them in. Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Honestly antagon they are still there, their parents are their but they are only allowed to see them in the interviews, when their parents have to be there. I cant belive it either but i swear it is happening Link to post Share on other sites
Antagon Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Well then it's either not true, or you've played up this situation wayyyy too much to get 26 members on this single thread. Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I believe u wildchild, i once had a similer experiance where my friend spent almost spent an entire weekend in jail for playing to close to an empty construction site with paintball guns. Link to post Share on other sites
michael_collins Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Englands a lot smaller than the states, this would either make the papers or the evening news by now with the mothers for guns and all. Im smelling a dud. Link to post Share on other sites
AqualungJM Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 This isn't a troll. Trolls are usually pretty moronic and wouldn't come up with a story like this just to troll around. They'd say something stupid and pointless(*ahem* anyone remember uncle sam?) Your situation sounds pretty bad. But your friends had to be near a road when it happened or else it's doubtful they would have found you(or maybe you didn't thoroughly clear it with the all the rangers who then called the cops on you). You need to have a long talk with your friend when or if they get back from jail to NOT play in a public place, period, unless they have made it absolutley clear with EVERYONE that its ok to play there. Even then, it's not encouraged. The you need to have a talk with the guy you has a grudge against one of your friends...sounds like your friend really ticked him off. Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 paintball is taken much more seriously than airsoft in the US, one of my reasons to switch over to the winning side. Link to post Share on other sites
garry Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Razer has already stated that the trespass is unlikely, and I agree. It will be more to do with being in possession of a replica firearm in what is deemed a public place. Antagon, this is not the US, most of the public here are very anti gun indeed and our laws are VERY strict. Link to post Share on other sites
garry Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 You need to have a long talk with your friend when or if they get back from jail to NOT play in a public place, period, unless they have made it absolutley clear with EVERYONE that its ok to play there. Even then, it's not encouraged. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To make this quite plain...... You ARE NOT allowed to carry or use an air weapon / replica firearm in ANY public place!!. Link to post Share on other sites
macabre Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 This will be all over the newspapers and then people will get annoyed with airsoft and it will get banned. Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I doubt that somehow. Let's not see another outbreak of mass hysteria, kiddies...We're not due one for at least another week... Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Airsoft getting banned.....wouldn't that be a fun protest rally, hehehe Link to post Share on other sites
garry Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 If they were not spotted by members of the public, it's quite likely it wont reach the papers......( We hope )....... Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 not to mention there are probly the same number if not more people in favor of airsoft than not, and you would have alot of international and domestic buisness poeple who would be very upset Link to post Share on other sites
xRAZERx Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 If I can gen you in on something. Most local papers have a Crime Reporter. Every morning they ring up their local nick and find out what interesting arrests happened over night. I would suggest that IF this is ture it would be an easy story... Link to post Share on other sites
xRAZERx Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 not to mention there are probly the same number if not more people in favor of airsoft than not, and you would have alot of international and domestic buisness poeple who would be very upset <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just like real steel.... Still banned aint it. Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 no, the assalt weapons ban expired Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 that's right uk, sorry Link to post Share on other sites
garry Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Most local papers have a Crime Reporter. Every morning they ring up their local nick and find out what interesting arrests happened over night. I would suggest that IF this is ture it would be an easy story... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ........ I would suggest that when anyone decides to become involved in this sport / hobby, that they have a good read up on the laws applicable to the guns first. And what about the parents in all this, did they know what thier kids were doing? Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 i havent played any situation. i asked a question and i got a reply somewhere along the line. BTW two of them are home now, no charges no caution nothing. But there is now a g36c for sale, as we all giving up airsoft if will have to go exclusivly to ambush wargames. Link to post Share on other sites
Smeg Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I'll abstain on whether it's true or not for the time being, but it is believable. I had a friend who was similarly grassed on by an idiot - anonymous phonecall to the police of a person seen with guns in his car in a Little Chef carpark. The Little Chef is near the entrance to the site we'd been playing at that day. Anyway, to cut a long story short, he was followed from Halkyn to Rhyl where he dropped someone off, then back onto the A55 towards Conwy and at some point along there he was forced off the road by 3 marked police people carriers, dragged from the car by 4 ARU officers and cuffed lying in the road whilst they searched his van. Then off down the nick for several hours of questioning. Total police presence for a very dubious tip off (and they knew the site was there as the ARU had been there before!): Helicopter + 3 marked people carriers + several more traffic cars blocking the road + ARU + weapons specialist to identify the guns as toys + god knows how much more resource. The police eventually found out the identity of the anonymous caller, but won't bring any charges because it'd be too expensive to prove the case. So, the seemingly over the top response reported by Wildchild isn't really surprising. Guns cause alot of fear over here. Smeg. Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 that sucks, G36 you say? Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I don't think this is an OTT response from the police at all. Would you prefer this scenario? Caller: Hello, police? I've just seen half a dozen people in full combat gear with military weapons. Police: Hmm, best send PC Higginbottom to check that, just as soon as he's finished his lunch. I WANT the police to send armed men out to deal with firearms incidents. Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Yes indeedy pm if you are interested, standard hi cap 2x small batts and a walther red dot scope. not looking for much. Also a drop leg camo holster. Some 95 webbing, 10000 bbs. PM if interested. cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Smeg Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Sledge, sorry I worded that oddly - by "seemingly OTT" I meant that the way people weren't believing Wildchild's story because it sounded like an OTT response may not be correct. I'm not surprised at all by the police response, they have to take such things seriously. I'm with you on this one, I want the ARU to deal with these reports. I have no objection to my friend getting pulled by them, (although I do have an objection to them not being able to get him out of the car without cracking his head open on the road, they should be better than that). I am however a bit worried that suddenly Wildchild is more interested in a quick sale than his mates. I'll put that down to shock for the time being. Smeg. Link to post Share on other sites
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