Originally Posted by
tacfoley
Sir, both you and Mr galeforceight seem intent to be insulting and disparaging, having been given answers that you somehow misunderstand or to take offence to.
The UK government has signed up to the CIP and all the requirements that it entails regarding the proof of firearms and of ammunition, in internationally-accepted and binding Laws. Those laws, signed by some fourteen countries, makes it an offence within each country's legal framework, to sell to a member of the public ANY fiream that has not been proofed in compliance with the Law, and to manufacture for sale, any ammunition that does not comply with the standards laid down and accepted by those signaturees. These laws are now part of the United Kingdom's Firearms Act. How difficult is that to understand?
The internet is awash with details of the CIP and the UK Firearms Act, which is where I got MY information from, just as you could. How can that be misunderstood?
Here is just one excerpt from the definition of the CIP -
The Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives (Permanent International Commission for the Proof of Small Arms – commonly abbreviated as C.I.P. or CIP) is an international organisation which sets standards for safety testing of firearms. (The word portatives (portable) in the name refers to the fact the C.I.P. tests small arms almost exclusively; it is ordinarily omitted from the English translation of the name.) As of 2014, its members are the national governments of 14 countries, of which 12 are in Europe. The C.I.P. safeguards that all firearms and ammunition sold to civilian purchasers in member states are safe for the users.
To achieve this, all such firearms are first proof tested at C.I.P. accredited Proof Houses. The same applies for cartridges; at regular intervals, cartridges are tested against the C.I.P. pressure specifications at the ammunition manufacturing plants and at C.I.P. accredited Proof Houses.
And from the UK Firearms Act -
3 Business and other transactions with firearms and ammunition.E+W+S(1)A person commits an offence if, by way of trade or business, he—
(a)manufactures, sells, transfers, repairs, tests or proves any firearm or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies, or a shot gun; F4. . .
(b)exposes for sale or transfer, or has in his possession for sale, transfer, repair, test or proof any such firearm or ammunition, or a shot gun, [F5or
(c)sells or transfers an air weapon, exposes such a weapon for sale or transfer or has such a weapon in his possession for sale or transfer,]
without being registered under this Act as a firearms dealer.
I'm sorry that the answer requires pedantry and long-windedness, and that somehow causes you upset and offence. I'll just reiterate my previous comment. If you don't like my answer, go find one that is more in keeping with your requirements.
tac