The UKAPU have written an article in response to some recent negative media coverage:
This article concerns every UK Airsofter and is something we should all be aware of. The threat to Airsoft remains prevalent and continues to put the sport in the spotlight.
Recent weeks have seen firearms brought to the fore by the media. Rightfully so. No right minded person would fail to be abhorred by the killings in America and other fire-arm related incidents in the UK and Europe. Now though, we see Airsoft starting to be picked up on by certain news outlets and that is where the concern of the UKAPU lies.
With two articles in as many weeks in the Scottish Sunday Post, it is clear that the will to instigate tighter controls over our sport and hobby has been shown by a those in politics. The media covered, in this case, the purchasing of IFs (imitation firearms) from convenience shops and other small retailers. The article’s author’s response was, as to be expected, reactionary but at the same time difficult to argue against, at least in principle.
(UKAPU)
