An airsoft player is a person who is entitled to claim the airsoft skirmishing specific defence (e.g. they attend organised Airsoft skirmishes at sites with public liability insurance and is a member of at least one such site) as defined in the VCRA specific defence (Statutory Instrument 2606). This limited definition of a legitimate hobbyist is something that the skirmishing community and government had to agree to during discussions prior to the VCRA. It is clear from the wording of the VCRA that the defence is solely for airsoft skirmishing and so players who are exclusively (for example) collectors, playing between friends on private property or IPSC shooters are not permitted to purchase realistic coloured replicas.
What is an airsoft player?
An airsoft player is a person who is entitled to claim the airsoft skirmishing specific defence (e.g. they attend organised Airsoft skirmishes at sites with public liability insurance and is a member of at least one such site) as defined in the VCRA specific defence (Statutory Instrument 2606). This limited definition of a legitimate hobbyist is…