Editing Steve Bull (section)

=== Government and regulatory liaison ===

One of Bull's principal responsibilities was representing paintball in discussions concerning legislation and public safety.

The UKPSF's official history identifies him as a contact for government departments, police and local councils on paintball-related matters.[1]

These discussions concerned the operation of paintball venues and the treatment of paintball markers under British law.

A March 2015 account published by Mayhem Paintball described Bull as an important point of contact for the Home Office when concerns arose about firearms legislation and its potential consequences for paintball.[2]

The account particularly highlighted concerns following the Dunblane school shooting in 1996.

The article credited Bull with helping protect the interests of paintball during periods of heightened scrutiny of firearms-related activities.

However, the available sources do not establish that Bull personally prevented any specific legislative ban.

His documented contribution was his sustained involvement in industry representation and regulatory liaison.