Ricko Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 BBC News - Stanley Metcalf death: Jail for great-grandfather over airgun killing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-48839849 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 kept an un licensed fac air rifle loaded, behind a curtain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, Capt Christopher Jones said: kept an un licensed fac air rifle loaded, behind a curtain Blimey, I note from the report that he has never apologised!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Deserves to be flogged twice a day, but I suppose someone will come along and say what a nice chap he was and he didn't mean to do it. Edited July 2, 2019 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Christopher Jones Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Blimey, I note from the report that he has never apologised!!!!! Something very odd there, in the family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 It's pretty awful, isn't it? and kept loaded. Three years in jail, But I doubt he'll serve all of that - unless the parole board decide he's not remorseful - which is entirely possible given he's not apologised yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 A total tragedy all round: For the boy who died, for his immediate family, his extended family and even the granddad who will have to live with what he did. Its even a tragedy that the bloke felt he needed to have what sounds like a heavily modified air rifle to hand because our courts won't hand out proper deterent sentencing to burglars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 THREE years for taking a life does not appear to be overly harsh either ?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) His daughter is now calling for ALL air guns to be licenced.......I sympathise with her loss, but her ire should be directed at the criminal, who was knowingly in possession of a modified air gun, which was in law, an illegal firearm!............Rather than trying to demonise standard sub 12 foot pound airguns, which are and should remain perfectly legal to hold off ticket. Edited July 2, 2019 by panoma1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, panoma1 said: His daughter is now calling for ALL air guns to be licenced.......I sympathise with her loss, but her ire should be directed at the criminal, who was knowingly in possession of a modified air gun, which was in law, an illegal firearm!............Rather than trying to demonise standard sub 12 foot pound airguns, which are and should remain perfectly legal to hold off ticket. Although I do agree, a sub 12ft lb in the wrong hands is as deadly as an FAC. Licensing wouldn't of stopped him owning it though, it stated in the report he didn't apply for a licence due to medical reasons. So again it's illegally held by someone who wouldn't of got a licence. And law abiding owners who will get the screw tightened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, panoma1 said: His daughter is now calling for ALL air guns to be licenced.......I sympathise with her loss, but her ire should be directed at the criminal, who was knowingly in possession of a modified air gun, which was in law, an illegal firearm!............Rather than trying to demonise standard sub 12 foot pound airguns, which are and should remain perfectly legal to hold off ticket. true, true. Also, kudos for using the word ire. An excellent word sadly rarely given the light of day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 What a truly heart breaking story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, mel b3 said: What a truly heart breaking story. hello, i agree Mel, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPP Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Something very odd gong on there and a sad tale, undoubtedly more restrictions on legal gun ownership to protect against criminal unlicensed firearm crimes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, mel b3 said: What a truly heart breaking story. totally agree.. waste of young life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 What an absolutely horrifically sad and tragic incident, for all concerned. The most important rule of firearms ownership ignored....again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, panoma1 said: His daughter is now calling for ALL air guns to be licenced.. Much like Scotland then, the SNP had a consultation on the possibility of licencing (sub) 12ftlb airguns and carried on even though, iirc, 80+% of respondents were against it. Best of luck in this political era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Dave-G said: A total tragedy all round: For the boy who died, for his immediate family, his extended family and even the granddad who will have to live with what he did. Its even a tragedy that the bloke felt he needed to have what sounds like a heavily modified air rifle to hand because our courts won't hand out proper deterent sentencing to burglars. It doesn’t say in the above article why he held the air rifle, so “because the courts won’t hand out proper sentencing to burglars” is pure speculation unless it was mooted elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 minute ago, shaun4860 said: It doesn’t say in the above article why he held the air rifle, so “because the courts won’t hand out proper sentencing to burglars” is pure speculation unless it was mooted elsewhere? I read it was to shoot pest in his garden, nothing to do with potential burglary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 truly awful, who points a gun at someone and pulls the trigger to see if it's loaded, hearing that on the news made me feel sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Horrible story. I have no other words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 hour ago, shaun4860 said: It doesn’t say in the above article why he held the air rifle, so “because the courts won’t hand out proper sentencing to burglars” is pure speculation unless it was mooted elsewhere? Touche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 13 hours ago, Capt Christopher Jones said: Something very odd there, in the family totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy dave Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 why did you shoot me grandad breaks your heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, dodgy dave said: why did you shoot me grandad breaks your heart The answer to that question is not printable here under Forum rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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