Disposal of unwanted Scottish airguns?

[sidelever]

What happens to those surrendered airguns in Scotland?
Please don't tell me they just get chopped up
They could be sold to aution houses/rfds in Scotland or
south of the border.The money recouped could be used to
fund the licensing system rather than pay to chop up the
gun with no return.
I may have over simplified the idea but I know the Scots
like to hang onto their money and I am sure some classics
will be lost forever if gone for the chop.

[angrybear]

The owners are able to sell them or hand them in for disposal/destruction it's up to them.

[Powderfinger]

Guns handed into the police will be destroyed.

[sandyman1963]

A stupid law that will take hundreds of people out of the sport and you can bey your bottom dollar that any rifles handed to the police will cut up and melted down a great shame.

[sidelever]

Guns handed into the police will be destroyed.

What a waste.

Another idea would be for say BASC/gun clubs to purchase 'junior' airgun to get
young shots interested in shooting responsibly and hopefully avoid those
distressing headlines that the BBC and antis just love.
I know,its an 'ideal world' way of thinking but its an oppotunity missed.

[petethemap]

There was a news story of 2 police officers selling rifles that had been surrendered. Officers in question weren't even suspended.

I've been given a couple of refugees myself.

[Rob Edge]

Firstly say thanks to the SNP for shafting you. Personally I would say this law isn't going to work. Simply too many airguns out there without a hope of policing it. If everyone came forward it would plug up the courts for about 10 years.

[MartynB]

There was a news story of 2 police officers selling rifles that had been surrendered. Officers in question weren't even suspended.

I'd also heard that

[Archer50]

The owners are able to sell them or hand them in for disposal/destruction it's up to them.

Correct. They can give or sell them to any AWC/FAC/SGC holder or approved club, or someone outside Scotland.

I have been given 4 unwanted guns in the past couple of weeks - unfortunately they are all crap

... you can bey your bottom dollar that any rifles handed to the police will cut up and melted down a great shame.

That is exactly what is supposed to happen unfortunately, based on what is alleged to have happened when pistols were handed in after Dunblane, a lot of us up here suspect that some won't be melted down, but will, shall we say, find their way into the private sector.

Alan

[DedIdick]

Correct. And they are able to give them to any AWC/FAC/SGC holder or approved club.

I have been given 4 unwanted guns in the past couple of weeks - unfortunately they are all crap

Alan

Same up here.