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Meeting with a local Firearms Officer
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06-08-2009 3:48pm#1From an anonymous source who met with his local FO last night, the following notes of interest, with my comments in blue italics:
- The guidance has been delayed because the legislation has gone to the Attorney General over various aspects. (I've been told by the FPU that they're with the Minister's office, which may amount to the same thing; publication was hoped for by the end of this week or the start of next week; and really, if the AG didn't take a peek at this, I'd say we should be worried
) - The draft copy of the Guidance document he has is almost word for word the same as what was posted by NARGC (Apart from the questions this raised earlier, I'd still prefer to go with the Commissioner's version)
- All storage arrangements are to be inspected
- Ammunition: Prove you need the quantity and your OK.
- All new applicants must do a proficiency course of some description or be able to prove competency in some way. (Again, the question of what course is recognised comes up; and if it's "prove it in some way", I'll just attach a shot target with the group in the ten ring - if they can't specify a means, then why should I go to too much bother? )
- Main aim of the new licencing is to account for the firearms/encourage people to take old firearms out of cirulation/ limit pistols and pistol calibers.
- There should be no issue with people who are currently licenced
- Tick silencer in the box and it will go on your licence as "22 rifle and silencer" (And I'm told by the DoJ that the centerfire moderators will be as little an issue as this in due course (though I'd still rather it was sorted before I went anywhere near it))
- If a firearm is stolen from your car "you will never get a licence again" ('Twas ever thus - though you'd hope there was a difference between leaving a loaded shotgun plainly visible in the back seat of an unlocked parked car; and having your car stolen with the firearm in a lockbox welded into the boot...)
- His main worry is farmers and individuals with guns in sheds not active shooters. (I'm wondering if the Nally case had an influence here)
- If your thinking of changing a gun do it now.
3 - The guidance has been delayed because the legislation has gone to the Attorney General over various aspects. (I've been told by the FPU that they're with the Minister's office, which may amount to the same thing; publication was hoped for by the end of this week or the start of next week; and really, if the AG didn't take a peek at this, I'd say we should be worried
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Only in pragmatic common sense and the real worldIf something without which the firearm can't operate is removed, then it's not a firearm anymore and can't be used as such.
Legally, according to the definition of a firearm, if you take out the bolt, you now have two firearms; the component part (ie. the bolt) is classed as one, and the rest of the firearm (which only requires a component part to be added in order to fire) is classed as the other...0 -
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