AIRSOFT HAS BEEN SAVED!

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Amaz­ing news!  The for­ums are a’buzz with the news that the ABA led by min­i­mi­man have had their request for an exemp­tion form the VCR bill granted!

Oh day of days!

I feel like Admiral Ack­bar at the end of ROTJ, when he breaths out a big sigh and sig­nals the fleet to start the party.

Details of the exemp­tion are still com­ing through and are likely to included some form of regis­tra­tion.  Frankly, it could involved dan­cing naked on a pogo stick for ten minutes whilst being sprayed with high powered cus­tard and I would still be happy.

Let­ter from Air­softscot­land here:

Well done to all those who wrote let­ters, badgered their MP’s, phoned into radio shows, wrote to web­sites and espe­cially to the ABA for for­mu­lat­ing and present­ing the case to the government.

An exemp­tion for the com­munity can only mean that the gov­ern­ment have recog­nised that we are a mature and com­mit­ted bunch; that we [B]deserve [/B]an exemp­tion. We all must do everything we can to con­tinue to por­tray the pos­it­ive sides of this great game of ours.

This was our wake up call and has become a golden oppor­tun­ity to make air­soft a truly recog­nised sport, to organ­ise and spread fur­ther. I have a dream that we can use this very strong will that we have amassed to cre­ate a frame­work under which air­soft can flourish.

I hope that Arnies, the other for­ums, retail­ers, sites and the ABA can be lead­ing lights in form­ing airsoft’s rebirth as a gov­ern­ment acknow­ledged pas­time of great value.

Air­soft is a beacon of hope for other minor­ity pas­times under threat from tyr­an­nical legis­la­tion. For if we, one of the most frac­tured groups, can form into a single voice that reaches into the very cor­ridors of power, oth­ers can take heart and fol­low our example.

Now as the leader of the Stone­cut­ters said, “lets all get drunk and play ping pong!”

<—- Basho is very happy

Start your party engines!

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