Scully Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 https://ukshootingnews.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/every-rifle-club-member-in-the-uk-is-now-on-a-database-with-terrorists/ I have to ask, is this an issue? For a start, did anyone ever doubt that details of firearms holders were passed between police and security agencies, and secondly, if it is an issue what are we supposed to do with this information, and furthermore if it is an issue then whey aren't our shooting organisations doing anything about it, and in particular, the organisation which is the source of this email, the NRA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 It's not an issue for me personally. I know that as a HO approved club member, my details were passed to the police. The 'terrorist' aspect of it - if it's true - seems to be a little odd, but god knows how many lists we are all on without knowing anything about it, so I won't be losing any sleep over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I would have expected my name to have been checked against any list of known terrorists! More of an issue is, if there is a list of known terrorists why have they not been arrested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) Plenty of terrorists / x terrorists running around here with legally owned firearms. Edited March 21, 2016 by ordnance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I don't think it's an issue at all, and certainly not something I feel at all troubled about. MI5 / 6 / 7-and-a-quarter may have information that is deliberately kept really tight, away from the police, due to it's sources or sensitivity. As such, it makes good sense for any such Firearms users to be checked against their databases too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Some of the comments in that article come straight from the school of hack journalism, firearms owners are listed beside terrorists !!! Do they think we will catch terrorism by association or database proximity? Everyone with an NI number is listed on a database with known criminals of every flavour and bent of deviancy yet no articles about that, likewise with driving licences, passports, etc. 'If a line in a database is transposed then it could ruin a life' as could a malicious allegation, a mistaken eye witness, etc. Likewise a mistaken dispensing of a drug in a high street pharmacy. Regardless of those other examples it is such a ridiculous statement to make, do they think there is a tick box next to each name that says Terrorist/Non Terrorist? I am genuinely passionate about how data can be misplaced or misused, but I would have been shocked if my name wasn't on a centralised list. I would far rather it wasn't, but when I signed up to wanting a gun then I accepted that I was very much making myself known to the authorities and being on a list was the tariff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 It all seems rather pointless anyway given the content of this article https://ukshootingnews.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/heres-why-police-dont-collect-legal-gun-misuse-stats/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I don't see it as an issue but puzzled by them having a list of known terrorists why the he'll havnt they been arrests made ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gduk Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 ....odd thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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