camojohn Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hertfordshire Starts its new Firearms Amnesty next week and I was wondering what they do with all the guns handed in. Are they all scraped or some of them sold or auctioned off? If so how do you find out about where and when? https://www.herts.police.uk/advice/firearms_licensing/operation_calibre.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 They chop them up unless they are of historical importance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 NOrmally the force armourer gets to workem them over with a sledge after having had his pick along with the rest of the officers then they get escorted to furnace and tipped in. Same as the drugs, booze, cars etc they confiscate......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I seem to remember that Durham ran a pilot scheme for selling them on. Don't think it caught on though . 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Pretty sure they spend most of the time trying to give them back as the vast majority are war relics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 They have been known to sell them down the local, so i heard some time ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye18 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 They get chopped up and melted unless theyre incredibly rare historical pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Many years ago I did a short resettlement stint in a gun shop in a well known shooting county. In walked the police with a pile of shotguns. The owner looked them over and said £500. The police left and the owner quickly made two phone calls saying he didn't want them and had bid low at the £500. Had I known what the hell was going on, I'd have got me credit card out, got he owner to buy them and I'd have happily paid him £600 - there was 2 AYAs each worth more than that and the remainder weren't to be sniffed at. Turned out the first phone call didn't want them either and bid £510 leaving the second, who did, getting the lot for £525. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlerob Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 My mate picks up and stores cars for the police most of them gets sold in auctions unless there got more of a value in scrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Many years ago I did a short resettlement stint in a gun shop in a well known shooting county. In walked the police with a pile of shotguns. The owner looked them over and said £500. The police left and the owner quickly made two phone calls saying he didn't want them and had bid low at the £500. Had I known what the hell was going on, I'd have got me credit card out, got he owner to buy them and I'd have happily paid him £600 - there was 2 AYAs each worth more than that and the remainder weren't to be sniffed at. Turned out the first phone call didn't want them either and bid £510 leaving the second, who did, getting the lot for £525. And as if by magic, Wabbitbosher appears and they all end up on Gunwash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly47 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 North wales police send them all to get chopped up and melted no matter how nice they are..........!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 They end up as paper clips or anything other than a gun. Very rare guns are sometimes kept for the lab to have as a comparrison. Cars are auctioned and the crown gets the cash. As are bikes etc that no one claims and owners can't be identified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenwolf Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I spoke to Herdfordshire constabulary and they don't have any method to transfer Section 1 firearms and shotguns to rfds or to law abiding gun owners. All guns will be destroyed. So I urge everyone not to support this Amnesty and not to hand anything in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I spoke to Herdfordshire constabulary and they don't have any method to transfer Section 1 firearms and shotguns to rfds or to law abiding gun owners. All guns will be destroyed. So I urge everyone not to support this Amnesty and not to hand anything in. The police could always just walk into any RFD and hand them in the RFD can then sell them on..... So they do have a mechanism it is in the guidance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlerob Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 That bull as mate lost his guns temporary for wife leaving him polic picked up his guns had them for about 3 weeks I went and picked them up feo wirten them in my sgc I said do I need to send in transfer notice for them no need I was told I have powers to enter them on your ticket and have completed the process of them before you arrived here at the station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 That bull as mate lost his guns temporary for wife leaving him police picked up his guns had them for about 3 weeks I went and picked them up feo wirten them in my sgc I said do I need to send in transfer notice for them no need I was told I have powers to enter them on your ticket and have completed the process of them before you arrived here at the station Slightly different, i doubt they would destroy guns seized in that situation. Your friend could have appealed, or may have been given them back after the police finding out there was not an issue, just an angry X Mrs. it would not look too good if the police put them through the mincer would it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I suspect the police like to do a PR job and get the local press in to show the "weapons" being cut up very small and put in a bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Funnily a RFD I know had a box under his bench full of carts all bagged up with police inventory labels... He would get them dropped of when they were in the area or had a load, apperently disposing of them through the waste contractors costs a fortune as they have lead and explosives in..... I dare say he gets asked to collect guns from time to time also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspower Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 My ex girlfriends mother was once, apparently, in posession of Rommels Luger left over from the war as her husband had it until he died. She handed it in during an amnesty in the 90's. It is such a loss historically if it was crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 It would appear that some might be saved. AB http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-30207507 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Those which are genuine antiques should be handed straight back to the person handing them in, but is the average copper capable of telling the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 but is the average copper capable of telling the difference? Even specialists struggle..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Some attempt is better than no attempt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecash Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 As a result of previous amnesties there were stories going about that a few plods built up, for free, some of the best shotgun collections in the country worth absolute fortunes - but they were just gossip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 The vast majority of guns handed in are air guns and antiques. Many at the junk end of the spectrum. Its just a big PR exercise really although the old amnestys years ago pulled in plenty of war souveneirs and old shotguns. Do you believe if somebody handed in something tasty, like a Purdey, it would get cut up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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