Graham M Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Home Office Guidance To The Police- II. Intemperate habits 12.8 Factors for consideration include: a) Evidence of alcohol or drug abuse that may indicate that a person is unfit to possess a firearm due to the possible impairment of judgement and loss of self-control. The relevant case law here is “Luke v Little†(1980) supported by “Chief Constable of Essex v Germain†(1991). An assessment will need to be made into the circumstances of each case. Usually, it will be a pattern of behaviour that causes concern but there may also be cases where one-off incidents will bring into question the fitness of somebody to possess firearms. In the case of “Lubbock v Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders†(2001) the Sheriff ruled that the revocation of a firearms and shot gun certificate following one isolated drink driving incident was justified given the individual’s general attitude towards the offence; G.M. Please READ this and try and digest it. You CAN lose you tickets for just one conviction. We are not talking about a past conviction, or a borderline case, or even a marginal amount of drink. We are talking about going to a pub, drinking enough booze to put you over the limit and then driving. You cannot be just a little bit over the limit any more than you can be just a little bit pregnant ………..you either are or you aren’t. Anyone who honestly believes that you can get away with keeping your licence if you are caught is living in a dream world and if the police cotton on to your attitude they will soon bring you back down to earth. And finally ……… if you are cavalier enough to think that the “drink driving†laws don’t apply to you, then you shouldn’t be in possession of guns in the first place. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartridge Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Well my friend had a couple of drink charges, When he applyed and they sent him a letter saying NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagsy Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 A friends neighbour was pulled for DD not too long ago. He phoned the FAO to see if it would affect his SGC and the short response was - if you can't be trusted with a driving license how can you be trusted with a shotgun license? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 i allways thought if you got caught with dd, then they would take your ticket away,and not renew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken man Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 When I had my chat, he told me.... Any conviction more serious than a SP30 would be looked at. He also added to appeal against any decision would be Crown court affair starting at approx £6000.....to defend!!!!!! sheeeeeshhhh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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