Can I get arrested for this?

No, shooting sports aren’t illegal nor can they really trace you. The police wouldn’t be bothered with you at all since they have much bigger things to do.

Joe

No, shooting sports aren’t illegal nor can they really trace you. The police wouldn’t be bothered with you at all since they have much bigger things to do.

Joe

They could be traced if the police decided it was significant enough to invest their time and efforts into, such as assault aligations, but with this, they most likely tell you to stop overreacting.

Does make you sound a bit of a psycho, but I doubt it's a criminal offence in itself, doorstep visit at most.

If the gun is legal, then you can't get arrested.

So I was chatting to a guy on Grindr who messaged me first but I told him I wasn't interested in him sexually as I was looking for trans guys (he was cis.) He then said okay do you want to chat? So I said okay and sent him a picture of an air pistol asking him if he was into shooting sports at all. He then called me disgusting and blocked me. If he tells the police can I get in trouble?

No, shooting sports aren’t illegal nor can they really trace you. The police wouldn’t be bothered with you at all since they have much bigger things to do.

Joe

Police are arresting people for "politically incorrect" posts on Twitter.

Also while shooting sports are legal, the guy OP was talking to could have easily (and quite rightly it seems, given, how OP comes across) have taken it as a kind of intimidation.

Do I come across as intimidating? The guy shouldn’t have even been messaging me in the first place. I made it quite clear on my profile I was only interested in trans men and he was out of my posted age range to boot.

Sites like that don't have rules saying you shouldn't message people who claim a very narrow interest. He messaged you, you sent him a picture that was inappropriate and potentially offensive and intimidating. You are actually in the wrong, morally and legally.

Why are you assuming this is about your guns? He could have been disgusted that you dismissed him for not being trans.

Because he asked me again when I messaged him if I was into trans guys and I said yes again after which he tried to continue chatting. It was only after I’d asked him and sent the picture of my air pistol he reacted like that

No but surely with a little bit on common sense applied if you didn’t meet the stated requirements of that person why would you message? Furthermore after he messaged he asked me again if I was only into trans men whereby I repeated my preference and he still persisted to try and talk to me.

There’s nothing illegal about asking someone if they’re into shooting sports. Most city dwellers know Jack **** about guns so that’s probably where the fear came from but it was just an honest question on my part

Thanks he must have thought I was talking about shooting people from his reaction

I think he had a delayed reaction. He likely decided he didn't like you to start with, probably picked you out deliberately. I think the guns just added to it.

Do I come across as intimidating? The guy shouldn’t have even been messaging me in the first place. I made it quite clear on my profile I was only interested in trans men and he was out of my posted age range to boot.