mossy835 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago im under avon somerset, i have 2 shot guns for now,a chap lives about 3 miles from me and and has just payed for an alarm on his house,£600.dont know where he heard it from,he was told there changing buy the flo,and had to have one.not heard of this,i know anvon somerset like you to have one if you 6 guns.5 guns you dont need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fil Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago (edited) Good old Avon and Somerset. There are 3 levels of security. It all depends on the number of guns, crime in the area, property type and if empty for long periods of time, etc. One of the key things is the phrase "substantial number of shotguns." Level 2 security, where there maybe a substantial number of shotguns says that an alarm can be considered . It doesn't say it is required. And what is a substantial number of shotguns? Sadly police forces can interpret the manual how they want. At least the 3 counties/forces surrounding me do. I have posted a link to the Firearms Security Handbook (if it's allowed) It will explain all and you can wave that at plod if necessary. It's a government official document that us and the police are to use as a guide. It's interesting reading. Hope it helps. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearms-security-handbook Edited 11 hours ago by Fil word left out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago Derbyshire. My son on his renewal was told " it would be nice if he thought about fitting an alarm system." No insistence at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 55 minutes ago, mossy835 said: im under avon somerset, i have 2 shot guns for now,a chap lives about 3 miles from me and and has just payed for an alarm on his house,£600.dont know where he heard it from,he was told there changing buy the flo,and had to have one.not heard of this,i know anvon somerset like you to have one if you 6 guns.5 guns you dont need one. If you are with BASC, contact them about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted 10 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 10 hours ago this is no me its a chap in the village that was told it, dont know how many guns he has,i dont know him i was just told about it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago I was asked to fit one of the wifi cameras on my last renewal, because of the number etc of firearms. I don't think that was over the top at all but full alarm system would have been a pain in the back side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydodger Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Got the same problem in Yorkshire, got the alarm but still too many guns, made the decision to sell most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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