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THE CRIMINAL SHOOTER - ENGLAND AND WALES
THE LEGAL SHOOTER - ENGLAND AND WALES
CRIMES INVOLVING THE USE OF HANDGUNS SO..... Deaths and Injuries from armed crime has increased nearly TENFOLD whilst legal ownership has been reduced by 1/3rd. Pistols have been banned from legal use for most practical purposes, (reduced by around 98%) whilst the criminal use of pistols has nearly doubled since the "ban." NOW tell the victims that banning or licensing saves lives.....
It's also interesting to note that the Home Office DON'T KNOW
how many legitimate shooters there are in England and Wales, and they DON'T KNOW what all the guns
are that are licensed - a quarter of them are described as "Other" - and when asked, they haven't got an answer. TEN YEARS AFTER....(26/02/08)HOME OFFICE PRESS RELEASE- 079/98 27 February 1998 GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITS PROMISE AS HANDGUN SURRENDER IS COMPLETED The Government fulfilled its pledge to remove all handguns from the streets of Britain today [emphasis added] as the final phase of firearms surrender came to a close.
The remaining legally owned handguns were being handed in to police throughout February as today's deadline approached.
Welcoming the end of the hand-in period, Home Office Minister Alun Michael said: "Today's deadline for surrender of small calibre pistols completes the Government's drive to take all handguns out of general civilian circulation. "It should be remembered that in 1996, 294 pistols were either stolen or obtained via fraud. A total ban reduces this risk and prevents legally held handguns falling into the wrong hands. "I thank the police for ensuring that both hand-in periods have been handled successfully and professionally. I would also like to thank handgun owners who have co-operated in the hand-in arrangements. I understand that many firearms owners feel aggrieved with the recent changes in the law but appreciate their co-operation in carrying the new law into effect, despite their personal feelings on the matter. "I would also urge the public to contact either their local police or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 with any information they may have concerning illegally held guns." NOW...... see below.Pistol Facts (18/07/08)
In 1998 when the ban on legally-held pistols was brought in, 10.1% of injuries caused by the illegal use of firearms were caused by
pistols. By 2006/7, the proportion had TREBLED - to 33%.*
MoD RANGES - THINGS YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO KNOW
CANADA ASKS FOR OUR SUPPORT The gun control issue in Canada has recently come to a head with the Mayor of Toronto making it clear that responsible gun-owners are not welcome in his city. The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (amongst others) has asked the British Shooting Sports Council to circulate the details of their campaign website . NB: If you decide to e-mail as suggested in the red box at the bottom of the page, you may need to change the commas after each address to semi-colons. (; instead of ,)
FIREARM AND SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE RENEWALS We are hearing of long delays in the renewal process in some police forces, so to avoid any problems we suggest that you try to get YOUR application in as soon as possible to give the firearms departments a chance, BUT If they are inefficent or unhelpful (most are both helpful AND efficient) let your shooting organisation know so that they can help. If you are renewing your FIREARM certificate, please ask your referees to send in their forms WITHIN THE WEEK after you have given them to them - this will also help.Remember to check the SIZE of the envelope you're sending the form in - it may well need extra postage, and if you don't put the right stamps on it, the police can hardly be expected to pay the excess as well as collecting it! It's YOUR responsibility. We have heard of several people being prosecuted for making mistakes on the forms, so be VERY careful. If you are a member of a shooting organisation why not ring them for help with the (extremely badly designed) forms? It's what you pay them for..... ! You'll see a link above left where you can download the forms. Message from Bill Wiggin MP for shooters.
I spoke to Bill Wiggin MP at a recent House of Lords meeting of the British Shooting Sports council, of which
he is very supportive.
This is an EXCELLENT site which helps everyone to contact their MP by letter,
e-mail ,fax and 'phone - WELL worth a visit - and well worth using,
particularly in the light of Bill Wiggins' comments. Just enter your postcode
to get details of your MP, and how to contact him or her. The LIVERPOOL DAILY POST sports supplement published a two page, centre spread article on PSA Why not approach your local newspaper's sports reporter and get him or her to come along to a shooting session? It's another way of showing that the shooting sports are simply another form of sport - not the bunch of murdering red-neck paedophiles some would believe us to be. This form of "grass roots" promotion of the sport is vital to our continued survival - and success! The BBC and the Shooting Sports - how YOU can help (8/01/08)
If you're a shooter, why not log onto the BBC's "606" Shooting Sports site.
sports webpages, register, then comment on our sport?
If only all schools took this attitude....
Mostyn House School sent a team to compete at Bisley in 2008 - as they have for the past two years year - see
Perhaps it would be as well if ALL schools taught shooting ?? YOUNG GUNS(21/12/07) Another insult to the law-abiding youth of the country.The GCN (Gun Control NOTwork) in the form of Gill Marshall-Andrews - again misrepresents the facts about gun control (see above for the FACTS from the Home Office's own figures.) You might care to tell the Telegraph of YOUR experiences using the link below ? (Thanks Rob !) The Daily Telegraph - Have Your Say on guns Financially support the NRA without it costing you a penny!(28/11/07)Every time you search the web using Everyclick they will pay a small contribution towards the UK NRA. To date, 300 people have signed up to this, earing them £1,648.49, Now what ever you may think of the NRA - they ARE a Shooting Organisation and they DO need support - and this is one very simple way to do it. If you go to NRA signup you'll see what I mean. (13/11/07) How to contact your MP - Easily! Writetothem is an excellent and very easy way to do this- complete with help and advice.
(4/10/07) BETTER (LESS!) REGULATION
The Department for Trade and Industry has becently been re-organised to incorporate Better Regulation Executive
and re-named "The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform." If YOU want to have an influence - this will help. ICONS OF ENGLAND Including the Lee-Enfield Rifle
and the
Webley .455 revolver!
Legally held guns used in crime ? It looks like this will have to remain a question. See House of Commons Hansard for 25th July 2006
The police found that they were unable to answer the question, particularly when the gun concerned was not recovered after
use in a crime. In any case, it's our belief that the answer would be a number so small as to be negligible.
Once a gun has been stolen then used in crime, is it still "legal?"
Perhaps something along the lines of "Was the firearm being held by virtue of a current Firearm or shotgun certificate at the time the offence involving it's use was committed ? IT KEEPS GROWING .... The biggest yearly rise in firearm certificates for over a quarter of a century. According to the latest Home Office figures, there were 4,300 more Firearm certificates on issue in England and Wales in 2004/5 than there were in 2003/4. This is the largest year-on-year percentage increase we can trace in the Home Office's figures - showing that more and more people are coming into the shooting sports. I have spoken to many target shooting clubs in the UK over the past year, and the vast majority tell me that their membership is increasing steadily, so this goes to prove what we had already believed to be the case. Shotgun certificates also showed a slow but steady increase, with 2,500 more on issue than in 2003/4.There were also increases in Visitors permits for firearms,(16.5%)and shotguns(7.3%) and a small increase in the number of Registered Firearms Dealers.
We cannot be complacent however, as these figures relate to a time over two years ago (The Home Office are not that fast!) and we have yet to see the
effects of the certificate renewal cycle over a whole year.
Source -
The Police Officer's Guide to Shooters. Sometimes, it's difficult for the police to differentiate between a law-abiding shooter and a criminal or terrorist. Since few police officers are shooters any more - particularly after the passing of the Firearms (Amendment)Act 1997 - BASC has produced a leaflet to help; a sort of "Spotter's Guide to shooters." You can read it for yourself at The Police Officer's Guide to shooters - but you will need Adobe Acrobat to view it.
FIREARM SECURITY The FIREARM SECURITY HANDBOOK 2005 has now been properly implemented on the Home Office Website - including all the illustrations which were missing for so long. Now everyone can access the document (including the police) and see exactly what the advice on security of firearms really means! Our friends at Saltney Ferry Scouts - you might see a few familar faces on this site! Saltney Ferry Scouts
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