Cleveland Police launch FAC "review"

[Gaz]

Via SevenSixTwo:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/l ... orce_area/

A REVIEW of firearms licences is being carried out by Cleveland Police as they reveal there are more 9,000 weapons registered in the force area.

The review, which is expected to take a number of months, is part of the force’s aim to ensure that all individuals with firearms licences have been issued with them in accordance with current legislation and guidance.

My journo spidey senses are tingling. I have a feeling they've "done a North Yorks" and have screwed up to the point where they don't know who holds what.

If you are a Cleveland area FAC holder and have received any communications from them about this, please feel free to contact me in complete confidence via PM.

[Alpha1]

I am licenced by Cleveland and have heard nothing from them about this. I am not worried about them checking me out to see if I as a individual hold a firearms licence and have been issued with the licence in accordance with current legislation and guidance.
They can check me out any time they like.

[Demonic69]

My journo spidey senses are tingling. I have a feeling they've "done a North Yorks"

Oi, that was South Yorks I'll have you know.... ;-)

I like the justification that "there are over 9000 firearms...". How does that lead to a review?

I don't read my own signature!

[phaedra1106]

Maybe they are just trying to regain some of the publics trust given the huge amount of sh@te uncovered by the recent corruption enquiries etc.

[PrecisionGunnerUK]

North Yorks have one of the better, more progressive firearms departments. Web chat sessions, open days at game fairs etc.
Glad I live half a mile over the N. Yorks border :-) And my FEO is a smashing chap as well.

Wonder if the Cleveland review will cover officers selling handed-in firearms ... oh hold on, that was Durham ...

Linky : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10562425

They only got suspended jail terms - so much for statutory 5 year sentences then.

[Gaz]

My journo spidey senses are tingling. I have a feeling they've "done a North Yorks"

Oi, that was South Yorks I'll have you know.... ;-)

I like the justification that "there are over 9000 firearms...". How does that lead to a review?

I don't read my own signature!

Bugger, it was and all. Must read my own links to my own articles more closely!

[Dazza9t9]

Have Durham done something similar lately.
Live in north yorks now and I can't wait them at all


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[Blackstuff]

North Yorks have one of the better, more progressive firearms departments. Web chat sessions, open days at game fairs etc.
Glad I live half a mile over the N. Yorks border :-) And my FEO is a smashing chap as well.

Wonder if the Cleveland review will cover officers selling handed-in firearms ... oh hold on, that was Durham ...

Linky : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10562425

They only got suspended jail terms - so much for statutory 5 year sentences then.

The mandatory 5 year sentence refers to the illegal possession of Section 5 firearms only. All of the firearms 'sold' (actually brokered) where S1 rifles or S2 shotguns. And this was common practice in plenty of FLD's around the country before and at the time. This particular case was even more of a pi$$ take on the officers concerned as the Chief Constable was fully aware of what was going on. And they got a little bit more of a punishment than suspended prison sentences