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Thats not true, after UKARA just wiped a lot of peoples membership because of a misunderstanding with a retailer and a site, a lot of airsofters wont touch the scheme.
Plus, you don't need to be a member of UKARA, all you need is a to be a member of a site that has insurance. I'm a member of SYA, there are currently 5 large retailers that will sell me RIFS. And other members have been able to buy from other retailers with the membership.
That affected me, assuming you're refering to Land Warrior. Bit of a pain in the arse, since my local site says you need to go 6 times rather than the usual 3 before they'll accept you as a member. And since they only run games once a month that means I have to wait 6 months before I can buy any new guns. It's doubly as annoying because I don't like playing there anymore, as it's way too crowded.