Originally Posted by
Andy Bee
It's not a farcical law, It's quite reasonable. If I was to be critical it is the lack of percentage. By that I mean for example 30mph limit, 31mph isn't a fine. 11.999999 ft/lbs = ok, 12.000001 ft/lbs over and FAC.
Not to hijack your thread. If I was in the position of testing others guns (original post) and one was over. I would recommend they get to a RFD pronto, get it tested again and tuned to be within the law.
I test my own, so they are never anywhere near the wire. 11.5ft/lbs is as close as I get (I'm happier with about 10.81 - 11ft/lbs. Any higher than that and alarm bells rings in my head.
It is farcical in the method of application and by being absolute.
The equipment can be tested with any ammo they desire even though the owbner would never use that ammo either because of quality or lack of compatability.
The application of AT (which is also not a bad idea in some ways) offers no defence at law and would be very very expensive to defend against if one had to fund from ones own resources.
There is no defined margin - will the CPS pursue a charge if the equipment is .1 fpe over or 1 fpe or 3 fpe or....
This assumes there was no other factor.
You wont have rifles seized unless you have been a naughty boy - well the gent who was shooting in his back garden ans supervised his son to shoot had a malicious call from a neighbour yet the police seized his rifles because his son shot the rifle perfectly within the confines of the law.
The principle is sound. The executuion leaves legal limit shooters like you and me in the potential poo even if your an FAC holder and have centre fires capable of putting a 13 fpe air rifle into the shade.
It is not a happy state of affairs especially as the home office also see fgit to apply pressure via the back door and not following due legal process which is (allegedley) one of the reasons parliament exists when they take time out from lining thier own pockets at our expense.
So I dont agree com[pletely that it is non farcicle
In a battle of wits I refuse to engage with an unarmed person.
To one shot one kill, you need to seek the S. Kill only comes from Skill