Gun enthusiast built replica pride and joy

[HDAV]

Incompetent Police once again not getting their backsides kicked . OK the guy broke the law and for that there is no excuse , but as he had approached the police then in my opinion the officer responsible should be fined as an accessory as he knew what was being done/planed or better still sacked .

 

 

Quite right, indeed they gave him wrong advice which contributed to his breaking the law. Had they have given him the correct advice, he would not not necessarily been in breach of the law.

So what is then the process if someone wants to make a firearm, one which would be legal in the UK and then legally register it?

 

OR apply to be an RFD.......... In fact I think there is an exemption for "trade or business" I wonder.... had he said it was a prototype for a new business would he have committed a crime?

 

Nope he needed to be a dealer.

 

 

3

Business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition.

(1)A person commits an offence if, by way of trade or business, he—

(a)manufactures, sells, transfers, repairs, tests or proves any firearm or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies, or a shot gun; F1. . .

(b)exposes for sale or transfer, or has in his possession for sale, transfer, repair, test or proof any such firearm or ammunition, or a shot gun, [F2or

©sells or transfers an air weapon, exposes such a weapon for sale or transfer or has such a weapon in his possession for sale or transfer,]

without being registered under this Act as a firearms dealer.

(2)It is an offence for a person to sell or transfer to any other person in the United Kingdom, other than a registered firearms dealer, any firearm or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies, or a shot gun, unless that other produces a firearm certificate authorising him to purchase or acquire it or, as the case may be, his shot gun certificate, or shows that he is by virtue of this Act entitled to purchase or acquire it without holding a certificate.

(3)It is an offence for a person to undertake the repair, test or proof of a firearm or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies, or of a shot gun, for any other person in the United Kingdom other than a registered firearms dealer as such, unless that other produces or causes to be produced a firearm certificate authorising him to have possession of the firearm or ammunition or, as the case may be, his shot gun certificate, or shows that he is by virtue of this Act entitled to have possession of it without holding a certificate.

(4)Subsections (1) to (3) above have effect subject to any exemption under subsequent provisions of this Part of this Act.

(5)A person commits an offence if, with a view to purchasing or acquiring, or procuring the repair, test or proof of, any firearm or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies, or a shot gun, he produces a false certificate or a certificate in which any false entry has been made, or personates a person to whom a certificate has been granted, or [F3knowingly or recklessly makes a statement false in any material particular].

(6)It is an offence for a pawnbroker to take in pawn any firearm or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies, or a shot gun.

Edited December 26, 2014 by HDAV

[four-wheel-drive]

I think that the lesson to come out of this is never trust anyone the guy was doing no harm but someone now doubt with a grudge against him told the police I just hope that one day they get there come-uppance there are some nasty people about.

Edited December 27, 2014 by four-wheel-drive

[39TDS]

 

Later, before the weapon was completed, he again attended the police station but he could not apply for a certificate because he did not have a serial number and other details for it.

I have a shotgun and a fac with no serial number on my tickets. You don't have to have a serial number at all.

He got poor advice.