Alarm condition

[fortune]

It may be the POLICY of various forces but if my area is anything to go by it wouldn't make much difference if you had an air raid siren mounted on the roof. We had a burglary at work this last winter and eventually a couple of days later our local plod came to view the situation. Ha said that he had only been able to come because the shifts had changed and a vehicle had become available so he could come and visit. Another incident was a local RTA which was reported. Again the time taken for the young WPC to attend was so long that the vehicles had been removed and all involved had left the scene and she couldn’t do anything anyway. Still I am led to understand that they are soon to be issued with new pushbikes and sidecars which will reduce the response time down to aceptable levels.

[ordnance]

I am not sure about the rest of the uk but in N Ireland their are different levels of security depending on the number of firearms and their attractiveness to criminals ect.

 

(B) The remoteness or otherwise of the property and the likely response time to calls for

assistance, either by police or neighbours;

© Whether the property is overlooked and/or illuminated. These are significant factors in

deterring burglars;

(d) The extent to which the property is occupied or left unoccupied;

(e) The location of storage points within the property and where appropriate the distribution of

firearms within each secure point;

(f) The attractiveness of the type of firearms to criminals. For example, modern multi-shot

handguns may be more attractive to criminals than shotguns, which would in turn be more

attractive than rifles or older types of firearm. Muzzle-loading firearms, whether original or

reproduction, are not generally considered attractive to criminals;

(g) The number of firearms held;

(h) Whether it is generally known that firearms are stored on the premises.

 

Leval 2 example below.

 

fit locks to PVCu doors and/or windows it is important to stress that

the manufacturer/supplier should be consulted about which locks would be appropriate, as the

fitting of non-specified locks may cause damage and invalidate the product warranty.

Level 2

27 Where the individual circumstances require additional measures (for example, a high crime

location, a building regularly left unoccupied, a substantial number of firearms on the premises,

repeat victimisation etc.), in addition to the provision of a suitable cabinet, gun room or safe, the

following may be considered-

(a) The exit door locks should be to BS3621 or equivalent and any French windows/patio doors

should have an integral locking system or be provided with supplementary locks to frustrate

forcible opening, together with anti-lift blocks if applicable;

(B) Windows on the ground floor and those accessible from flat roofs etc should be fitted with

an appropriate type and number of locks which are self-latching or active-key operated.

These should ensure casement-to-frame locking along the length of the opening edge;

© (An audible intruder alarm to the appropriate standard protecting either the whole of the

premises or those parts of the premises deemed necessary;)

(d) Spreading the risk by dividing up the number of firearms between several secure locations.

28 For these purposes, a “substantial number of firearms” (as mentioned in paragraph 27)

should be assessed with regard to the type of firearms, their potential danger if misused and their

likely attractiveness to criminals. At the lower end the number might vary between six and ten,

depending on the type of firearm concerned, whilst anything over ten would rarely, if ever, be

lower than level 2. For these purposes, sound moderators, spare barrels, spare cylinders and

component parts should not normally be considered as part of this total.

29 If the certificate holder provides a different form of security, which equates to that

provided above (such as providing a reinforced gun room or other area), this may also be

accepted as suitable. The comments made in reference to PVCu and other specialist products are

also applicable.

[CharlieT]

Ordanance

 

I'ts exactly the same over here.