col48 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Have a look at the link and tell me what you think. http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-new...e.asp?ID=378581 i was lead to believe that it was 5 years minimum for carrying an illegal firearm. (I'm not saying he deserved it ) must be more to this story. ATB Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Interesting story, I wonder how many people have bought secondhand air rifles and had them checked? Not many I would have thought. I also wonder how common knowledge to your average punter, not people on here, this would all be and if they would even know what foot pounds was???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menial 1 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Where or how do you guys come up with these kinds of titles ? 308Panther When you foreign chappies learn to talk and write the English language properly your question will be answered . Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orka Akinse Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orka Akinse Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Col He wasn't carrying it: The gun was seized during the execution of a warrant at Fisher's home in Tamworth in connection with a domestic incident. If these are the facts, I hope he appeals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Col He wasn't carrying it: The gun was seized during the execution of a warrant at Fisher's home in Tamworth in connection with a domestic incident. If these are the facts, I hope he appeals. i was under the impression that carrying owning having in your possession or just having access to all meant the same thing access to an off ticket firearm ??? and a minimum of 5 years was meant to be the sentence. ??? this was the government's hard line stance on gun crime. its a sham they did not give law abiding gun owners so much leaniance. we might have still had access to hand guns.but we are the soft targets. i was all so under the impression that ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law. this means it is your responsibility to make sure you buy and keep everything within the law of the land. IE saying i did not know i could not have a hand gun down the front off my pants, or i did not know i could not have a 14 ft lb air rifle. this law all so applies to virtually every thing. be it traffic offence. now i'm not saying the chap should have got anything,but what is the point in saying you will get this for firearms offences.then doing the exact opposite. there has not been 1 person sentenced to the minimum sentence of 5 years for carrying or having access to a ILEGAL FIREARM so much for being though on gun crime. ATB Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Has ANYONE heard of the expert they quote, The Rev Barry Peachey, I never have. It is an offence to own or sell an air rifle that is capable of generating over 12 ft lbs with ANY pellet of that caliber without it being on a FAC. A rifle tested with a light pellet such as a Wasp may just fall under the limit, pop a heavy one in and over you go. Thats why most of the air rifle manufacturers have lowered their factory power settings from 11.9 when I was playing with them 30 years plus ago to 11.8 today. If he owned it he is liable and will get done. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratwhiskers Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Well folks, l've never heard about the Right Rev' but l'm damn well going to learn!!! Do a Google on the chap..... http://the-shg.org.... l've shortened this title up, but you'll find it easily enough..... some of it should make for interesting reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Alycidon have a look here presuming this is the chap. http://www.animallawyers.co.uk/bfpeachey.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Looks like I've a bit off catching up too do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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