Originally Posted by
ggggr
As some of you know, I had two coppers round at my house a couple of months ago, checking up on guns. I posted something in the general section about it. Anyhow, this morning I was taking the little Slavia down to my niece. I had it wrapped it brown paper and taped up and it was then in a gunslip. I was walking up the road and a police landrover drove past me AND I just knew they were going to turn round and stop me. They asked me what was in the case and I told them and told them it was wrapped up and explained why. They took my word it was a break barrel air rifle when I broke the barrel through the brown paper and they did not ask me to unwrap it. Then it was the what have you got in your pockets etc. I gave them my name and address and showed them some Id. I gave them my jacket to check and then they frisked me. I think that the coppers hands lingered a bit too long on my a-se
but it probably made him happy
. Anyhow, even in deepest Salford people dont walk round with an illegal firearm in a case---they have it in the boot of their clapped out BMW or kept in the girlfriends attic
I think this was a case of "There has been terrorist activity and we had better stop someone to get something on our books----better stop a white man rather than an a muslim in Cheetham hill because we dont want to seem racist"
-----anyone else have this happen to them recently?
It sounds like you aren't a native of Manchester Guy. If you were, you would have noticed that persons carrying Golf bags never get stopped and searched by the Police.
If you are going to continue to carry your rifles around when on foot, get yourself a second hand golf bag, a pair of old golf shoes to tie onto the bag and a couple of club covers to stick on the gun muzzles. Works every time!!
Demic, miserable, grumpy old git! Feinwerkbau Sport Appreciation Society.
I don't mind what sexual, religious or political persuasion you are, just don't impose them on me!!