With the Liberals sweeping ban of 1,500 different “firearms”, some items appear not to fit with most other items on the list; notably, the Blackwater BW15 airsoft toy air gun (z.118)..The King Arms website, which sells airsoft guns, lists the Blackwater BW15 for sale. Airsoft guns can be purchased without a license. Cybergun, the manufacturer of the Blackwater BW15, manufactures airsoft guns..“Most airsoft guns are replicas of actual firearms,” one airsoft store told Western Standard and suggested the actual firearm was difficult to find because it is less popular than the replica.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .Cybergun, based in the United Kingdom, uses a trademark of Blackwater on the BW15. Blackwater itself now manufactures ammunition..The trademarked logo on the Blackwater BW15 airsoft gun is the same as the ammunition manufacturer but the search for the Blackwater BW15 on its website, or gun websites in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, returns zero matches and none list Blackwater as a firearms manufacturer..Paul Johnston from the Tillonsburg Gun Shop in Tillonsburg, Ontario, told Western Standard that he’d never heard of the gun..“The specs tell you all you need to know – (the Blackwater B15) has a battery, electric power, and it doesn’t have a firearms cartridge. It uses a 6mm BB” Johnston said.. Blackwater-battery .“(The Blackwater BW15) wouldn’t be considered a firearm. In Canada, anything with less energy or velocity under 495 feet per second does not require a Firearms licence – (the BW15) has a velocity of 366 feet per second – Canadian Tire or a hardware store could sell this.”.1,500 guns were banned by the federal government on May 1 and issues are being raised as Canadians make their way through the massive list. The list includes several items that are not technically firearms, including about a dozens missile and grenade launchers..The the office of Public Safety Minister Bill Blair did not respond to questions from the Western Standard for nearly 48 hours, but eventually did issue a statement that the BW-15 airsoft toy gun was not in fact banned. Instead, the ban includes the much less popular BW-15 sporting rifle, which the government has now declared to be a “military-style assault rifle.” The BW-15 rifle is not used by any military in the world and has never been used in a major crime in Canada..Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean is a Senior Reporter with Western Standard.dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter @Mitchell_AB
With the Liberals sweeping ban of 1,500 different “firearms”, some items appear not to fit with most other items on the list; notably, the Blackwater BW15 airsoft toy air gun (z.118)..The King Arms website, which sells airsoft guns, lists the Blackwater BW15 for sale. Airsoft guns can be purchased without a license. Cybergun, the manufacturer of the Blackwater BW15, manufactures airsoft guns..“Most airsoft guns are replicas of actual firearms,” one airsoft store told Western Standard and suggested the actual firearm was difficult to find because it is less popular than the replica.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .Cybergun, based in the United Kingdom, uses a trademark of Blackwater on the BW15. Blackwater itself now manufactures ammunition..The trademarked logo on the Blackwater BW15 airsoft gun is the same as the ammunition manufacturer but the search for the Blackwater BW15 on its website, or gun websites in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, returns zero matches and none list Blackwater as a firearms manufacturer..Paul Johnston from the Tillonsburg Gun Shop in Tillonsburg, Ontario, told Western Standard that he’d never heard of the gun..“The specs tell you all you need to know – (the Blackwater B15) has a battery, electric power, and it doesn’t have a firearms cartridge. It uses a 6mm BB” Johnston said.. Blackwater-battery .“(The Blackwater BW15) wouldn’t be considered a firearm. In Canada, anything with less energy or velocity under 495 feet per second does not require a Firearms licence – (the BW15) has a velocity of 366 feet per second – Canadian Tire or a hardware store could sell this.”.1,500 guns were banned by the federal government on May 1 and issues are being raised as Canadians make their way through the massive list. The list includes several items that are not technically firearms, including about a dozens missile and grenade launchers..The the office of Public Safety Minister Bill Blair did not respond to questions from the Western Standard for nearly 48 hours, but eventually did issue a statement that the BW-15 airsoft toy gun was not in fact banned. Instead, the ban includes the much less popular BW-15 sporting rifle, which the government has now declared to be a “military-style assault rifle.” The BW-15 rifle is not used by any military in the world and has never been used in a major crime in Canada..Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean is a Senior Reporter with Western Standard.dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter @Mitchell_AB
