kaunda Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 For a fortnight commencing 13th inst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) What for? Please let it be psychotic ex wifes this time....... And what's - " 13th inst" ????? Edited November 9, 2017 by Me matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Another pointless PR excercise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 14 hours ago, Me matt said: What for? Please let it be psychotic ex wifes this time....... And what's - " 13th inst" ????? Don't know what its for or what force come to that. However here's the answer to your 'inst' question' "abbreviation for instante mense, meaning a date of the current month, such as "the 5th inst."" So the 13th inst would be the 13th of this month (Nov). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 UPDATE Kaunda has posted re Lincs police firearms amnesty's before so I suspect it may be another starting 13/11/17 although there's nothing on their website that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 14 hours ago, Me matt said: What for? Please let it be psychotic ex wifes this time....... And what's - " 13th inst" ????? 24 minutes ago, Sha Bu Le said: Don't know what its for or what force come to that. However here's the answer to your 'inst' question' "abbreviation for instante mense, meaning a date of the current month, such as "the 5th inst."" So the 13th inst would be the 13th of this month (Nov). Every day is a learning day! Eh, Matt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Every day is a learning day! Eh, Matt? Matt one of the few things I remember from my letter writing lessons during English. Mainly cos the the teacher was a violent psycho who did not like mistakes made by schoolboys. Don't think the twit (sic) liked schoolboys either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunda Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Notification is on their website,news section, Firearms Surrender" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 7 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Every day is a learning day! Eh, Matt? Yeah - learning pointless **** becuse if he'd put - 13th Nov no one would of worked it out ? 8 hours ago, Sha Bu Le said: Don't know what its for or what force come to that. However here's the answer to your 'inst' question' "abbreviation for instante mense, meaning a date of the current month, such as "the 5th inst."" So the 13th inst would be the 13th of this month (Nov). I've read it somewhere before.... maybe in a letter written by my pompous brief during my divorce settlement... he was full of pointless abbrviations ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) And no doubt the day after the amnesty the media will show a box full of old broken airguns and decrepit old antiques, together with a few repro's.............and the police will boast about how they have taken all of these "WEAPONS" off the streets, thus making the world a safer place for us all to live in. Edited November 11, 2017 by Graham M spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Yes that is exactly what they normally do and the majority of the public think they are safer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) Saw a clip of this on the BBC this morning. Possibly archive footage, but it showed a display of a couple of antique pistols ( one of which looked like a decorative copy wall hanger) an air rifle and a close up of what was obviously a starting pistol. On the front cover of a Colin Greenwood book I have is a photograph of the partial results of an armistice in the 1960’s. Amongst the usual single barrelled shotguns and antique air rifles is an impressive collection of service handguns, mills bombs, and the block of a .30 cal Browning machine gun from an aircraft. Subsequent armistices, a semi automatic centre fire rifle ban, and a handgun ban have all had absolutely no effect on the rise of armed crime nor the use of handguns in crime. No doubt some chief officer of police will trot out his usual politico propaganda about how these armistices are making the country a safer place, despite much evidence to the contrary. Still, as long as they’re happy. ? Edited November 13, 2017 by Scully Predictive text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Why do they have start and finish dates on these amnesties? "Oh I wanted to hand in my sawn-off but the closing date was yesterday, so I'll keep it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 And now West Midlands Police have launched their own amnesty after yet another gang shooting. No doubt a few concerned people will rush off down to their local nick to hand in an old air rifle or a war souvenir that their granddad brought home, but as for the black gangs members who are doing all these murders.......................nah I don't think any of those will be handing in their guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW95J Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Time for 'Amnesty Bingo' once the pictures from this one come out. Highlights will no doubt include: Majority of items on table= old air rifles. *Bonus points for mankier specimens and models renowned for their low power Dan Wesson air pistols (Shiny revolver type) Nice British-made shotgun that deserves better than destruction Rusty bolt action .410 or Rook/Rabbit gun *Bonus points if bolt is missing Webley Luger Something antique/obsolete covered by Section 58 (Replica) AK47 Feel free to add any classics that I've left out. My personal favourite from a weapons amnesty was a meat thermometer... I'm not against giving people the opportunity to hand this stuff in, but the Police really should acknowledge what is and isn't actually illegal to own. Selling on through RFD's and deactivation etc would be a better approach where applicable. Money to be made and history to be preserved. A total number of items surrendered is meaningless if it includes old starter pistols and bb guns on the same level as a sawn-off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 ? I’ll see if I can dig out a copy of a letter I sent to HO ministers some years ago ( and the reply ) about a long list of what a chief officer of wherever declared to be ‘firearms’ handed in during one of these amnesties. If I can find it I’ll post it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Scully said: ? I’ll see if I can dig out a copy of a letter I sent to HO ministers some years ago ( and the reply ) about a long list of what a chief officer of wherever declared to be ‘firearms’ handed in during one of these amnesties. If I can find it I’ll post it here. A pointless exercise - assuming that HO ministers could read that is - I admire your optimism though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 5 hours ago, walshie said: Why do they have start and finish dates on these amnesties? "Oh I wanted to hand in my sawn-off but the closing date was yesterday, so I'll keep it." Exactly,it would be open ended if it seriously worked but it `ll drag in the usual heap of airguns & replicas and little else....non of it from the hands of criminals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog1408 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Saw on the BBC this morning, a webley tempest is a dangerous illegal firearm. Bunch of muppets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 I'm puzzled by all the negative replies. Some firearms handed in are real viable firearms with ammo. The more illegal guns off the street, the less chance they have of getting into the hands of ****s! And being used in crimes. Right? Even if 1 in several hundred are kept out of ****s hands and prevent illegal use, and prevent another shooting has got to be positive for us. Surely? Whenever the mostly ignorant public hear of shootings, they put us in the same bracket. As in we are at risk of our guns being stolen and used in crime. And we shouldn't be allowed to own them..The result being, WE, then get bad press, and are demonized by even more ignorant members of the public. They then ask, and mostly get there wish to have OUR rights to own guns, even more restrictive! I've seen, handled and mauled over guns deposited in the so called "Amnesty" bins, and what an amazing eye opening experience it was. Albeit, this was 10+ years ago. I had chance to handle a perfect looking viable Luger P08, in it's holster, with belt, and x2 magazines in their holsters on a belt. All looked very original, and an amazing piece of history. I tried to get it sorted to be deactivated, and put in our towns museum, along with other WW2 type equipment. But it was clearly too much trouble for the lazy Pricks! So it was destroyed. I was gutted to say the least. Just to add that lots of different calibers of ammo were also handed in. Hence my opinion that an Amnesty is not a bad thing.... Just 1 persons opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 5 hours ago, Scully said: ? I’ll see if I can dig out a copy of a letter I sent to HO ministers some years ago ( and the reply ) about a long list of what a chief officer of wherever declared to be ‘firearms’ handed in during one of these amnesties. If I can find it I’ll post it here. This just posted on Essex Police Twitter. https://ibb.co/nM5QOG Doesn't state specific guns but does list figures for air weapons and replicas. Question - if you had old gun on a ticket that you wanted disposing of would they take it? For example, old sloppy sxs and dispose of for free ? If so then these legitimately owned and surrendered guns would also appear in the figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, Me matt said: This just posted on Essex Police Twitter. https://ibb.co/nM5QOG Doesn't state specific guns but does list figures for air weapons and replicas. Question - if you had old gun on a ticket that you wanted disposing of would they take it? For example, old sloppy sxs and dispose of for free ? If so then these legitimately owned and surrendered guns would also appear in the figures. If legally held guns are deposited and used for publicity and a cheap way of disposal, then that does not surprise me in the least. There were so my statistic "massagers" in our force it was a joke!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 I don't think legally owned and surrendered guns would appear in the figures. You'd want paperwork to show your firearms team why you didn't have the gun any more. Surely there's no paperwork with an anonymous amnesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 It's been on our local itv news showed a side lock sxs having the barrels being chopped off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 36 minutes ago, Me matt said: Question - if you had old gun on a ticket that you wanted disposing of would they take it? For example, old sloppy sxs and dispose of for free ? If so then these legitimately owned and surrendered guns would also appear in the figures. Yes; everything which even resembles a firearm is counted and listed as a firearm then catalogued as part of statistics. Also, any, and I mean ANY, incident police attend as a ‘firearms’ incident, or simply reported that a witness saw a firearm ( even if that ’ firearm’ is subsequently discovered to be a biro ) is reported as a firearms incident. It is these statistics on which HO ministers and politicians base evidence when pushing their policies. Neat eh! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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