Call for airgun licencing in England

[Grahamcs]

Instead of a license we should just have to register with the police like in Spain.

We do the work and plod knows where the guns are.

Job done.

Doesn't actually make any money that though does it.

Oh also if we do have an airgun license then it should allow us the right to go sh/t in any cat owners garden.

I think that's fair.

[Grahamcs]

Oh and I also think we need a cat license as well and all owners should be responsible for and know the whereabouts of said pussy at any time.

On second thoughts pussy tracking is the way to go.

[piggy589]

Oh also if we do have an airgun license then it should allow us the right to go sh/t in any cat owners garden.

I think that's fair.

As long as you dig a pit and bury it when you've finished "chopping a log".

Pick a spot .

[Grahamcs]

Don't get me wrong I love animals and cats.

I abhor tw4ts though who persecute the majority because of a minority.

[Aardys]

we all know that they will be banned one day ,, im just surprised we made it to 2016 and still have them .
i sold all my valuable guns years ago. now i have a couple of cheap plinkers with no value ,
gone are the days of a £1500 field target rifle ..
the ban it brigade always get their way

[Grahamcs]

Why the hell will they be banned?

[Peter81]

I hope the government look at it objectively, but I, like most fear laws will only get tighter, same with fireworks, drones etc. It is just a form of control without merit. Idiots will keep their unlicensed guns whilst the decent majority will either fork out for the privilege or as I suspect lose interest due to the hassle/expense involved.

[Grahamcs]

Firearms aren't banned.

They're guns.

[Black Beard]

Why don't the cat protection league have a go at the real killer of cats in this country. Not airguns but the RSPCA.

[Grahamcs]

I know somebody with a live firing 75mm cannon on a section 1

Licensed maybe.

Banned no.

There's an industry at stake as well.

[piggy589]

Why the hell will they be banned?

Because let's face it they're just too much fun.

[snock]

Retrospective licensing of airguns would be quite the impossible task to police. There are so many out there, in the hands of the unknown, to be able to control.
Plus, the CPL calling for licensing is nothing new.

Let's not forget that the Government seem reluctant to update certain aspects of the current Law, so introducing a whole new system seems a long way off - if it happens at all.

[Lashenden]

we all know that they will be banned one day ,, im just surprised we made it to 2016 and still have them .
i sold all my valuable guns years ago. now i have a couple of cheap plinkers with no value ,
gone are the days of a £1500 field target rifle ..
the ban it brigade always get their way

Actually I'm not so sure about that; just look at the ongoing and effective Europe-wide opposition to the EU Firearms Directive. If the threat of terrorism isn't considered an irresistible argument then I personally think we may have reached the sticking point on the restriction of ownership. Time to push back and ask for more, not expect even less.

[Grahamcs]

Let's just agree to disagree on the ban thing and move on sir.

I personally don't mind the idea of licensing as long as it's cheap and lasts for at least 25 years.

Afterall we all need a car license.

It won't be though.

I still think you should have to legally register it though like in Spain.

Basc could offer to set this up with a view to avoiding licensing.

[snock]

they get around an outright ban by saying you need a section 1 firearms certificate .

The sky will then be the limit on power options.


Doesn't solve the cat issue. It just makes the air rifle more likely to kill outright.

Harsher sentences are what we need.