Cosd Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Has anyone read the latest 'Sporting Gun'? I don't have it to hand but there is an article in there where a particular council (can't remember which)are proposing to make it law where every time you go out to shoot on a farm you need to call the police to inform them! Apparently this is so that they can reduce the number of false alarms where the police are called out because of gun shots etc. My god! I mean, how many callouts can one council possibly get in a single day compared to how many people go out shooting? They prefer to get a few hundred calls to say 'I'm going to shoot on such and such land' instead of the odd false alarm call out.........erm, that makes a lot of sense! To save a couple of plod going for a drive to check out what they probably know will be a false alarm, they would have to create a whole call centre to manage the amount of calls informing them that people are going out for a shoot. Well BASC has/is telling them what a ridiculous idea this is, so well done BASC :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy1 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 The council is Leicestershire,and SACS are against it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I think you need to get a copy of the original article and read it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radio1ham Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 im sure northumbria will love that ( NOT) which blithering idiot thought that one up i wonder just out of daftness how many of us would fone local force to let them know we going out shooting im sure they will have better things to do than take hundreds of fone calls from us saying : (oh bye the way im of out shooting just thought id let you know) christ knows what people think when they here my .243 going bang bet they think christ what the hells that and maybe they can fone police (save me doing it LOL) even more so at late at night when im out shooting the foxes ( dont half echo across the hills for miles ) mind you ive been stopped when leaving one farm by a big scotch policeman in a 4x4 and all he said was you been lamping and i said yep and away he went so guess he already knew about me shooting no doubt someone had foned local police but it on their records who shoots were espeacily with fac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper063 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 i phoned police every time i went shooting until they called me to say dont keep phoning as it is making their incident reports loook bad at the end of the month, so i dont bother now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I think you need to get a copy of the original article and read it again! Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Council? "Hello, is that the council civic offices?" "Yes, can I help you?" "I`m going shooting tonight." " Why are you telling me this? We are the civic administrators for the area. I can help if your bins have`nt been emptied but the fact you`re going shooting is of no interest to me. Try phoning someone who gives a ****, Like the POLICE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Kent police actively encourage people to phone and advise them when they are shooting, all you need to do is give an approx start/finish time, location, what you are shooting, vehicle reg, name, address, contact number and i think that`s everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest topshot_2k Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 its a complete load of ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I only tell plod if I'm lamping at night, purely because it isn't totally in the middle of nowhere. Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 what ever next,just stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) What a load of old horlicks . I have never informed the poice when i have been out shooting and in fifty years of shooting i have only been questioned once by the police and that was when i was going for a stalk first light and the farm i was shooting on had been burgled and the cops were swarming all over the place . When ever i am out shooting i am allways acting within the law and have nothing to worry about .What about a farmer wanting to put out his gas guns ,will he have to get permission . What a load of old horlicks . If this should ever come in it will be another nail in the human rights coffin of the law abiding citizen . If this stupid law ever comes about i will truly pack it all in . Harnser . Edited June 4, 2009 by Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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willy1 Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Kent police actively encourage people to phone and advise them when they are shooting, all you need to do is give an approx start/finish time, location, what you are shooting, vehicle reg, name, address, contact number and i think that`s everything. I live in Kent,and have never informed the police as to when or where i'm shooting,and i've never been asked to.seems strange that you are being asked,Who was it that said to inform them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 the only time ive advised the police is when we were having a clay shoot in bandit country apart from that dont see the point, we never know how many of the permissions we'll get around in a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 just out of daftness how many of us would fone local force to let them know we going out shooting Me for one. I do it every time I go out. I like all bases covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 I live in Kent,and have never informed the police as to when or where i'm shooting,and i've never been asked to.seems strange that you are being asked,Who was it that said to inform them? Nor me and Ive been shooting for yonks in Kent, never heard of this before, tell any local residents living nearby just out of courtesy, but never the police. Most of us living in the country are used to late night bangs, someone somewhere will be out Foxing/ Rabbiting most nights. Rgds D2D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Council? "Hello, is that the council civic offices?" "Yes, can I help you?" "I`m going shooting tonight." " Why are you telling me this? We are the civic administrators for the area. I can help if your bins have`nt been emptied but the fact you`re going shooting is of no interest to me. Try phoning someone who gives a ****, Like the POLICE" :blink: It always puzzles me the things people ring the council about! This would be like ringing a pizza shop to tell them your house is burning down! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Most of us living in the country are used to late night bangs, someone somewhere will be out Foxing/ Rabbiting most nights. Rgds D2D true the sound of shots in the night is a regular occurence round here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Silly and totally inpractical. Imagine a keeper having to phone the police every time he is doing his rounds incase he has to grab the gun and shoot something. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 when i am in surrey i ring the police when i am in hampshire i text only for night shooting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 It is not unreasonable to call when lamping, indeed the BASC Code of Practice for night shooting reccomends this- but outside of this.... D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Council? "Hello, is that the council civic offices?" "Yes, can I help you?" "I`m going shooting tonight." " Why are you telling me this? We are the civic administrators for the area. I can help if your bins have`nt been emptied but the fact you`re going shooting is of no interest to me. Try phoning someone who gives a ****, Like the POLICE" Mudpatten, I do apologise for the mis-use of the word council. **ck me, you having a bad day or what? I'll send any of my future posts to a proof reader next time in case the dictionary police are about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Sorry mate. I was having a very, very bad day. I work for the council and kept having people phone up telling me they were going shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchester energy Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 As Shotgun cert holders we have been vetted and had a visit from the Police already so that alone should be enough. The Police should not be wasting time getting concerned about law abiding citizens when there are Grannys and kids getting abused and battered.....LET THEM SPEND THEIR TIME GETTING CRIMINALS !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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