Toy guns as props? UK - General

OP posted this thread on 11th November 2009. Let it die already.

Blank firing guns are not illegal in the UK, but they have the same laws as airsoft guns.

[QUOTE=Benf199105;18322940]If you get a BB gun maybe you could spray paint it black, or just match it up using paint or marker pens, for example.[/QUOTE] Beware that unless you're registered with a Airsoft commision you have to have a 2-Tone paint job. Just don't take it in public and you'll be fine.

[QUOTE=MachiniOs;20288827]Beware that unless you're registered with a Airsoft commision you have to have a 2-Tone paint job. Just don't take it in public and you'll be fine.[/QUOTE] I dunno, but don't BB guns differ from Airsoft in that sense that they aren't Airsoft...? :S

Wow, this thread is fucking ancient. I did the filming for this already... I bought a fairly expensive BB gun made out of metal, and spray-painted it black. I filmed in public, but nobody cared, as they could see the huge camera, and scripts everywhere. I got rid of the gun afterwards. Here's a picture of the gun during filming...It used to be bright neon-esk orange. [Img]http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/350/bbgunblack.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=MattyGkid;20289039]Wow, this thread is fucking ancient. I did the filming for this already... I bought a fairly expensive BB gun made out of metal, and spray-painted it black. I filmed in public, but nobody cared, as they could see the huge camera, and scripts everywhere. I got rid of the gun afterwards. Here's a picture of the gun during filming...It used to be bright neon-esk orange. [Img_thumb]http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/350/bbgunblack.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] You GOT RID of it? Why!?

Skeggy market

Didn't really need it, and I didn't want to keep it hanging around.

[QUOTE=Benf199105;18322940]If you get a BB gun maybe you could spray paint it black, or just match it up using paint or marker pens, for example.[/QUOTE] Thats illegal, your get yourself in some serious problems if you spray paint them black. Its to make sure there not real guns, although there are ways around this.

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[QUOTE=Mrcrazysalad;35318453]Thats illegal, your get yourself in some serious problems if you spray paint them black. Its to make sure there not real guns, although there are ways around this.[/QUOTE] Think you could not be a tool and not bump threads over 2 years old?

How do people even make these kind of mistakes

I've spraypainted so many $5 toy guns for props before, it's the best option by far. Then I found an early 90s electronic Uzi water gun that looks EXACTLY like a real Uzi, no orange tip or anything, and that's what I use now.

[QUOTE=Mrcrazysalad;35318453]Thats illegal, your get yourself in some serious problems if you spray paint them black. Its to make sure there not real guns, although there are ways around this.[/QUOTE] Well its actually not illegal as his conduct comes under S3(2)(C) "the production of films" from The Violent Crime Reduction Act.

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