Scottish airgun licencingl

[redrobbie]

Airgun story from my neck of the woods http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2017/...aid-foula-home

[barrel]

No real sympathy to be honest. The law that was introduced recently requiring a licence if you had an air rifle is something that makes absolutely no sense IMHO, but sadly its the law. Presumably this guy will now have a criminal record, what would the offence legally be titled, does anyone know?.

I am a little bit puzzled by the paragraph below and it would be interesting if there was some more information to clarify this.

"He added Gear had not got round to getting a licence at the time of the offence. Subsequent attempts to secure one had, through no fault of Gear’s, failed to prove fruitful"

Kindest regards

Barrel

[distantcamera]

He should have signed it to his father at the end of last year. Airgun licensing may be daft but it's not like it wasn't publicised. Polis Scotland, thanks to some pulling of numbers from the sky at the beginning of all this, have to look for 400,000 unlicensed air guns so they're always going to go after people like this.

[Jerry Cornelius]

. Mr Allan added Gear had incurred a lot of expense since the issue had come to light – not least because police caused extensive damage to his door when they entered his address

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I really hope there was more to this story than meets the eye, and McPlod have not decided it is ok to go around kicking doors in because of an old air rifle in the house

That would be pathetic, but also not completely surprising. Remember as well this is another “firearms offence” for the stats and to justify yet more restrictions

[bighit]

there was another story that had a unlicensed airgun in it . they had went to the house to do a drugs raid . thy found drugs and an airgun. there was more interest in the airgun than the drugs in the papers story.

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1...ollcross_home/



nother lerwick one http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/14833...lice-operation

SUSPECTED class A and B drugs and an air pistol have been recovered by police following an intelligence-led operation in Lerwick which involved seven addresses being searched.

Officers also seized a four-figure sum of cash as they carried out the operation in the town on Thursday.

A number of people are expected to be reported to the procurator fiscal, police said.

Acting police inspector Martyn Brill said: "Today's operation was instigated in response to community concerns and saw a team of officers from Highland and Islands supported by specialist officers from Aberdeen target a number of addresses in the Lerwick area by carrying out these drug searches.

"The activity will likely result in a number of individuals being reported to the procurator fiscal for misuse of drugs and firearms offences.

"Police Scotland is committed to tackling drug misuse in local communities and disrupting the supply of illegal substances.

"Anyone with concerns about drug misuse in their area should contact Police Scotland on 101, or if they wish to remain anonymous they can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."



https://stv.tv/news/west-central/137...ir-gun-seized/

"A 64 year-old woman, a 66 year-old man and a 43-year-old man will also be subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with an alleged offence contrary to the Air Weapons and Licensing Scotland Act 2015."

[thisisdonald]

No sympathy tbh..
He knew it was coming.
He was daft enough to be complacent and have a nemesis who would grass him in.
There were lots of nuggets during the consultation who admitted online that they would not be giving up their guns or getting a license - I hope this guy wasn't one 🙄
Jerry is right.. this is another feather in the cap for the legislation bringers....

[PaulR]

I do have some sympathy regarding the sentence.

There must be thousands upon thousands of unlicensed guns in Scotland which have not been handed in. Some may be used for illicit purposes in inner city areas - just like they always were.

The population of Foula is 38 FFS and it was a gun he had had since a kid 40 years ago. Well done Sherlock - must have been a really tough case to crack and now 37 people can rest easy in their beds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foula

What a terrific fuss over absolutely nothing - the penalty should have been a caution with no fine plus confiscation (as has been said no excuse as the law is the law no matter how stupid).

I sometimes despair for humanity.

[bighit]

No sympathy tbh..
He knew it was coming.
He was daft enough to be complacent and have a nemesis who would grass him in.
There were lots of nuggets during the consultation who admitted online that they would not be giving up their guns or getting a license - I hope this guy wasn't one ��
Jerry is right.. this is another feather in the cap for the legislation bringers....

this was the reason the say no to airgun licensing on facebook lost a lot of support . i know a fair few on another facebook group that gave up on the page due to idiots saying they would not license them or give them up. one even went as far as saying he would shoot at the police if they came for his guns . he was caught with a knife going to a peace demo and now advocates that the public should be allowed to assault the police . yes really . the guy is a fruit loop.