We had a talk at work today from a DC FLO from the Mets South London Firearms Enquiry Team.

A very interesting talk - he discussed the process of applying for a FAC and commented that FAC holders were the most law abiding group of people in the community.

He also talked about the Brocock ban and mentioned that due to the poor publicity thousands of people are unaware of the change in the law (apparently the Met has received just 400 Brocock FAC applications and only a handful of pistols handed in). He said that even RFDs only received a poorly photocopied sheet summarising the change in the law and suggested, in light of that, that we apply discretion when considering arrest for possession of a Brocock without a FAC - something which I fully intend should I come across a Brocock in otherwise innocent circumstances.

He also went on to say that every piece of anti-gun legislation has been followed by a rise in gun crime and that the Met have pointed this out to HM Govt at every consultative meeting.

It would appear that the Met as an organisation is far from anti - shooting (in fact quite pro) but the Non Listening Govt don't apparently listen to us, either.