silver pigeon 3 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Just heard on the news government have announced a review to the firearms licensing laws, . I wonder whether this is a smokescreen to calm the general public, or whether it will have some real consequences for us. Time will tell but i reckon we may be in for some extra hoops to jump through . straight shooting guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 have a read http://www.basc.org.uk/en/departments/fire...lation-2010.cfm Taken from BASC web site Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 what ever they put our way, we will have to take it.dont panic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted July 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 what ever they put our way, we will have to take it.dont panic Hi les from what i have heard this review will be extra to the 2010 amendments that are coming in to force, spurred by the recent incidents regarding firearms/shotguns. I know there is no need to panic but i feel that we as responsible shooters already do enough work to comply with the law, and that any further changes will not stop or reduce the un licensed gun problem, just cause more problems for us. or to be synical perhaps its a way for the government to creat another tax !!! will stop now starting to rant thanks for listening ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Hi all, There will be no review this side of the summer, we are on the case and will keep doing all we can to make sure shooting is safe - after all - that’s what we do!! Best wishes David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 The Firearms Laws need reviewing, in many cases they are a contradictory cock up, brought about by knee jerk reactions from idiots who have no knowledge of firearms. A proper review by sensible knowledgeable human beings would be to the benefit of many shooters. What we seriously do not want is some bunch of ****** tightening up on rules, that if administered correctly and uniformly throughout the country, are plenty tight enough! Last time I heard the figures it was between 1-2% of gun crime was committed by legally held firearms...I can't help thinking it would be more productive for the Government to concentrate more resources on the 98-99% of gun crime and leave us alone. For anyone who cares to look back at the figures you will find gun crime increased the year after pistols were banned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest topshot_2k Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) "to raise the age at which people in England, Wales and Scotland may purchase or hire firearms or ammunition from the current 17 years of age to 18." do they not learn? whats this going to do for the safety of the general public? Waste of time and money. Only thing i can see a need for is more regular health checks with doctors etc, every 5 years isnt enough, anything can happen to a person mind in that time. Edited July 16, 2010 by topshot_2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex301286 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Isn't it funny that not once in the news about old Moaty recently have i heard that gun licening should be tightened! he was using ilegal weapons with no certificates and the press have left this issue alone! if people want hand guns and sawn off they still can get them. But when there was that due the other week that is all they were banging on about! i find it very frustrating. About what they'll do, i spoke to my firearms officer about my variation and when we were chatting he said he thinks they will put the cost of the licence up. It is quite out of date if you think you pay at least £26 a year to fish! a shot gun works out £8. not that i want it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest topshot_2k Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Isn't it funny that not once in the news about old Moaty recently have i heard that gun licening should be tightened! he was using ilegal weapons with no certificates and the press have left this issue alone! if people want hand guns and sawn off they still can get them. But when there was that due the other week that is all they were banging on about! i find it very frustrating. About what they'll do, i spoke to my firearms officer about my variation and when we were chatting he said he thinks they will put the cost of the licence up. It is quite out of date if you think you pay at least £26 a year to fish! a shot gun works out £8. not that i want it up! not to mention 5 people injured in shooting in london http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/B...215662747?f=rss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 "to raise the age at which people in England, Wales and Scotland may purchase or hire firearms or ammunition from the current 17 years of age to 18." do they not learn? whats this going to do for the safety of the general public? Waste of time and money. Only thing i can see a need for is more regular health checks with doctors etc, every 5 years isnt enough, anything can happen to a person mind in that time. [/quote any thing can happen to a persons mind in 1 week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest topshot_2k Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 yes i suppose, fair point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 "to raise the age at which people in England, Wales and Scotland may purchase or hire firearms or ammunition from the current 17 years of age to 18." do they not learn? whats this going to do for the safety of the general public? Waste of time and money. Only thing i can see a need for is more regular health checks with doctors etc, every 5 years isnt enough, anything can happen to a person mind in that time. That's just to bring us in line with Europe. Personally i think the fact you can get a driving licence at 17 for cars and 21 for HGV and then have no review until 75 for cars and 50 for HGV (then only medical check) is even worse I think driving licences should need renewal every 10 years and 5 for professional drivers (taxi, bus (PSV) HGV and vans over 2.8t GVW) driving laws and regs change far more often and more people are killed and injured on the road than by all firearm crimes including both legal and illegal firearms and air weapons... Total reported casualties among car users were 143,412, 4 per cent lower than 2008. http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datat...mainresults2009Total injuries in 2008/9 caused by weapons inc air 2,458Table 2 b http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs10/hosb0110.pdf Tell me which one needs better regulation to keep people safe....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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