Evolution Airsoft have joined the campaign against the revision of the European Firearms Directive:
CALL TO ACTION to all AIRSOFT PLAYERS
In case you don’t know it already, with the excuse of the terrorists attack in Paris the European Commission scheduled a revision of the Firearms Directive 91/477/EEC.
The European Commission said it is for our safety as the new heavy restrictions they are imposing to all European Citizens on acquisition, ownership and use of firearms, deactivated firearms, blank firing guns and… replicas (YES, Air Soft guns will fall in this category and will be restricted too) are said to be taken to reduce the possibility terrorists have access to legal firearms to convert them, as well as airguns and Air Soft guns, in full auto weapons (they said restrictions and measures will be taken to prevent airguns could be converted into something more dangerous).
They know well terrorists do not use legal purchased guns or toy-guns but full auto weapons of war (which are already illegal in Europe to own) smuggled from war theatres. So, their intention is clearly to use the terrorist acts as an excuse to legitimate their action to take away guns and gun replicas from citizens and to reduce their rights.
In particular their intention is to ban the firearms falling into category B7 (semi automatic guns with the appearance of full automatic guns, like the civilian M4, AK, etc. which are largely used for sports and hunting). Their declared intention is to confiscate them to legal owners without compensation (like in a regime).
Beware that this is made with the criteria of the appearance, a gun will be illegal to own because too similar in the appearance to a military gun. Think about this, our Air Soft guns what look alike? In the bureaucrats mind there is no difference between a live firearm and an Air Soft gun, so we can expect any kind of restrictions coming soon after.
For what concern Air Soft guns, if the amendment of 91/477/EEC pass, they will fall into the Category C (weapons subject to registration), this means that owners will need to register their airsoft guns with Police, fireams ownership permit will be necessary to buy an Air Soft gun, limits to the quantity owned and to the use will be imposed. Very likely we will say goodbye to the full auto shooting mode. Internet sales will be prohibited. Only Government approved Air Soft guns will be legal.
KEEP IN MIND THAT REGISTRATION IS PRECURSOR TO A BAN AND CONFISCATION.
Look at what is happening to military looking firearms: 1st step: they put them into a category (B7), 2ndstep: they now ban B7 firearms and they will confiscate and destroy them.
AIR SOFT GUNS WILL BE THE NEXT!
ALL AIRSOFT PLAYERS ARE CALLED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
Send your comments to the European Commission and tell them why you do not agree with the proposal.
Link: https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/?fuseaction=feedback&docId=3085376
Say it with your own words, do not copy and past comments as duplicates will be disregarded. Send your comment and tell all your friends, teammates and family members to do the same.
We must show them we are a lot of people and that we are united.
Tell with your own words that:
-Their measures will not have any impact on terrorism, they will just step the rights of citizens
-Terrorists do not use Air Soft guns or replicas
-Air Soft guns can’t be converted to shoot live ammunition
-Terrorists do not register their firearms
-Terrorists do not buy guns in legal shops
-Terrorists are illegal so measures that restrict law abiding citizens will not affect them
-The measures will affect and punish with no reasons millions of law abiding citizens
-The restrictions will turn millions of EU citizens into criminals as they will not surrender their guns easily
-Police offices will collapse as efforts over their capacity will be necessary to register millions of harmless Air Soft guns and harmless replicas. Police should be used instead to fight terrorists, criminals and illegal guns market
-B7 guns can’t be modified to shoot full auto
-Properly deactivated guns can’t be turned into live guns again
-The restrictions will affect the legal market of firearms, sports and leisure, thousands of business will close and millions of people will loose their job
We need to say NO loudly, besides telling our opinion to the European Council it is necessary to sign also this petition to show them they are touching the interests of really a lot of people:
Your action is required, do it and do it now. Sign the petition, send your comments to the European Commission, inform all your friends, teammates and family members of what is happening, and make them sign, comment and forward the information to others. Forward the information and the links on all social networks you use.
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