Air Arms Owners Club

The Subject or rather the authorities method of testing a seized gun raised its ugly head on BBS today.
Surely the law is exactly that,why debate the subject?.

own a chrono set your rifles too a sensible ftb and shoot safe, until the testing is the same in every police force that is all we can do.
stay within the law.

It always amuses me when people say "they only test with the pellets you're caught with" or "I bought it as a sub 12 so it's HWs problem"
Idiots!

Timmytree wrote:It always amuses me when people say "they only test with the pellets you're caught with" or "I bought it as a sub 12 so it's HWs problem"
Idiots!

Yep, Absolute offence and its the owners responsibility! So many people have no idea this is the case and the punishments attached.
Armed trespass being 1

There is no set test regime within the U.K. As long as the Test House follows it's own procedure they can virtually test however they wish.

The Law does specify that the rifle/pistol should not be CAPABLE of more than 12/6 FPE (they all are).

The Law states that the "Holder" of the gun is responsible. The fitting of AT does not absolve you from this responsibility.

As said it's an Absolute offence with no requirement to prove intent, just to prove the fact that it is capable.

ATB
Ray.

[/quote]Yep, Absolute offence and its the owners responsibility! So many people have no idea this is the case and the punishments attached.
Armed trespass being 1 [/quote]

I think some of the onus should fall upon the RFD and what the law requires him to do, or not to do. I've bought 3 rifles and 4 pistols over the last few years, and not once has any of the RFD's mentioned "the owners responsibility". Clearly, ignorance of the law is no excuse. So maybe the RFD should be required, if nothing else, to hand the buyer a leaflet outlining the law and his responsibilities.

Just a thought!

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You'd be surprised, or maybe not, at the number of Air Gun owners I speak to that are unaware of the law.

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