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[WW.]

I wonder how often ARUs turn up at airsoft sites. Many of those weapons are incredibly realistic and the players wear a real mix of outfits +/- pyrotechnics. If police don't wind up sending ARUs to those locations, what is different in the decision making between that and a couple of people shooting/stalking in the countryside? (genuine question).

 

[skinnywhitetrash]

I suppose most airsofters use sites that are commercially used for that purpose, though I’ve no personal experience of that particular world, tbh. Police control rooms will already be aware of (or can quickly establish the bona fides of) organised airsoft shoots. Stalking is, by its very nature, more ad hoc. The need for informing police of stalking activities is regularly debated on this forum…

 

[topscots1]

I wonder how often ARUs turn up at airsoft sites. Many of those weapons are incredibly realistic and the players wear a real mix of outfits +/- pyrotechnics. If police don't wind up sending ARUs to those locations, what is different in the decision making between that and a couple of people shooting/stalking in the countryside? (genuine question).

Possibly that those sites are businesses registered with the local council. Likely with the UKARA registration. Well publicised and signposted sites which can be checked with a phone call. Not quite the same as a motorist passing two people in a field with a gun. Much like I would guess that’s rare for the police to be called to a range civilian or military, likewise I’m sure most clay pigeon ranges don’t see many calls.

The key is in the registration, airsoft is very good at self vetting. Shops will not sell an airsoft realistic replica to someone without proof of a good reason.

 

[markj1]

There's no shortage of idiots, it seems. This photo was taken in Whitechapel, Elizabeth Line, London underground:

Moment man gets out 'sniper rifle' on Elizabeth Line Tube platform

In horrifying footage he builds the huge gun and aims its barrel into carriages of the Elizabeth Line train at Whitechapel station.

mol.im

 

[Mike L]

Eejit!!

 

[63]

I was told by someone with experience firing these from that time....they bounce nicely when aimed at the floor into the faces of the intended target, and apparently, D batteries fitted quite nicely in the tube too...maybe explain some of those "harder" rounds.......

The D cell batteries go inside the plastic tubes you use as ‘batons’ when you’re training against ‘rioters’ from another regiment, so they go ‘bash’ not ‘bonk’ when you hit them on the head. All good clean fun.

 

[Bowland blades]

I wonder how often ARUs turn up at airsoft sites. Many of those weapons are incredibly realistic and the players wear a real mix of outfits +/- pyrotechnics. If police don't wind up sending ARUs to those locations, what is different in the decision making between that and a couple of people shooting/stalking in the countryside? (genuine question).

Dedicated ARV police are a world safer than a regular copper who can be armed . The issue is the training of the latter , well the word training conjures up more than they actually get
Bad decisions can be made all too quickly
The difference is regards people shooting / stalking UK are not going to have to face up to killing a human and killing the wrong person or getting shot by a bad guy. Even the very best of the best can make a mistake .

 

[grimstone]

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Both real guns.

For every individual over dramatised media report made only to try to get cash out of the system.. there are 10 other occasions where armed police are called, arrive on scene and immediately assess the threat isn't as reported and issue simple instructions and bottom everything out without so much as a raised voice.

Have some perspective, there are hundreds of reported firearms incidents every day.

That super soaker would raise a few eyebrows on beaters day!