Where do you get your props?
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Ebay or the military surplus stores.
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Thanks all - I would never have thought of a museum!
The reason I asked is I noted the other day when I considered a shot including a handgun how few were available on ebay or amazon, obviously I realise we have strict gun control laws and that carrying an firearm in public is unlawful but for some unknown reason I thought getting fake ones would be fairly easy, but it seems not.
On that topic I'd considered BB guns but even they can command a pretty heavy price, no doubt I'll find a couple of sellers at the local market when its open again.
The reason I asked is I noted the other day when I considered a shot including a handgun how few were available on ebay or amazon, obviously I realise we have strict gun control laws and that carrying an firearm in public is unlawful but for some unknown reason I thought getting fake ones would be fairly easy, but it seems not.
On that topic I'd considered BB guns but even they can command a pretty heavy price, no doubt I'll find a couple of sellers at the local market when its open again.
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Even bb guns (or softair) can't get passed the law either. To get a realistic looking gun you must be a member of a licenced club, if not, you can buy them but in really horrific colours. The black ones are still classed as imitation firearms if memory serves me correctly.
The only groups I know of that have legally held authentic looking weapons are either the western or military re-enactment groups although I don't suppose for one minute that anyone of them would simply allow you to 'borrow' a weapon for a photoshoot.
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You can't buy a "realistic imitation firearm" (aka "RIF")without having a suitable defence listed under the Violent Crimes Reduction Act.
Such defences are museums, theatre, films or reenactment. You need to supply evidence of your legit activities to prove it.
The only other exemption is with airsoft, if you are a member of a skirmishing site. Without this, you can only buy the brightly coloured ones (because brightly coloured is not "realistic") It is an offence to "manufacture" a RIF, including painting a non-RIF replica to look like a real one....
Offences carry the standard threat of 5 years for a firearms offence, so I wouldn't push your luck.
However, you can purchase a deactivated weapon, its not a replica and is not covered by the VCRA.
They can be expensive, depending on what you buy though.
Such defences are museums, theatre, films or reenactment. You need to supply evidence of your legit activities to prove it.
The only other exemption is with airsoft, if you are a member of a skirmishing site. Without this, you can only buy the brightly coloured ones (because brightly coloured is not "realistic") It is an offence to "manufacture" a RIF, including painting a non-RIF replica to look like a real one....
Offences carry the standard threat of 5 years for a firearms offence, so I wouldn't push your luck.
However, you can purchase a deactivated weapon, its not a replica and is not covered by the VCRA.
They can be expensive, depending on what you buy though.
