rox wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:20 pm
Blackstuff wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:48 am
I may be reading this wrong, but where in the text are the exemptions for certificate holders?
Right here:
(c) were the person to do so—
(i) possession of the ammunition by the person would constitute an offence under section 1, or...
Clearly it would be an offence if either
You do not hold authority to possess the cartridge concerned, or: you intend to manufacture in excess of you allowed quantity.
So it is going to be mere possession of components for a calibre you don't have on your ticket in your opinion? I have a few .38spl and .357Mag cases from when I used to own a Marlin U/L and I have .50BMG cases my brother-in-law gave me from when he was in the merchant navy and they had such guns on the ship to protect their cargo, would that now be an offence?
Or do the Police need to prove intent to make use of them??
What if someone has all of the components (bearing in mind lots of primers and powders, some bullets and even some cases will have cross-compatibility) AND reloading equipment for a calibre they used to have (e.g. dies and bullet moulds), but at the time don't (the person may have the
intention to get a gun of that calibre in the future), should that person then be forced to scrap/sell that equipment, then have to rebuy it in the future for fear of being accused of having the intent to load them up?
This is so murky and open to abuse in my eyes