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28-09-2018, 20:51 #11
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Re: A note from SAADA on "powerful" airguns
In terms of Section 5(1)(f) of the Firearms Control Act (No 60 of 2000) an airgun is not regarded as a firearm for the purposes of the Act. The definition of an airgun, given in Section 1(ii) of the Act, was amended by the Firearms Control Amendment Act (No 43 of 2003) and now reads:
airgun means any device manufactured to discharge a bullet or any other projectile-
(a) of a calibre of less than 5,6mm (.22 calibre); or {my emphasis}
(b) at a muzzle energy of less than 8 joules (6 ft-lbs),
by means of compressed gas and not by means of burning propellant
NOTE "compressed gas". No mention of springs.
Peter
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28-09-2018, 21:27 #12
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29-09-2018, 05:12 #13
Re: A note from SAADA on "powerful" airguns
Peter, you're clearly right on the paintball gun point. Not so sure about the spring vs compressed gas thing.
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29-09-2018, 16:30 #14
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Re: A note from SAADA on "powerful" airguns
Let sleeping dogs be. As soon as people start needing to license their paintball markers, they going to start thinking they are real guns. Good enough for self defense.
Thanks for that BigT, I somehow always read it as and not or. So now I guess my son can get that 5.5mm pellet gun, as soon as I can afford it that is.
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29-09-2018, 16:53 #15
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Re: A note from SAADA on "powerful" airguns
I think that this is more about the 9mm, .308, .5 etc. Calibre high powered air rifles. Several places have been selling them claiming that they are legal. They are not.
5.5mm/.22 at any power level is legal, bigger than that is not, unless it is pointlessly anaemic.
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29-09-2018, 17:12 #16
Re: A note from SAADA on "powerful" airguns
On this point, those homemade potato guns will then classify as firearms.
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29-09-2018, 17:29 #17
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29-09-2018, 17:41 #18
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29-09-2018, 17:51 #19
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29-09-2018, 18:46 #20
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