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#1 Post by **dodgyrog** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:37 am

I have a friend visiting from the States who wants to bring a rifle over so as to go stalking with me.
My local force (Durham!!!) insist on seeing a copy of his American gun licence. This is a problem as in his area the are NOT required.
Has anybody had any experience of this.
I've had a look on the Home Office guidelines but there is no mention of needing to see the visitors home country licence.

#2 Post by **dromia** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:25 am

Good old Durham Firearms licensing where ignorance trumps reason at every turn.

#3 Post by **TattooedGun** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:32 am

Surely a scan of his drivers licence from that state and a link to somewhere (official) that explains they don't have a firearms license in that state should be enough?

#4 Post by **BamBam** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:33 am

Hunting license?

#5 Post by **BamBam** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:34 am

dodgyrog wrote:a copy of his American gun licence.

US passport.

#6 Post by **dodgyrog** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:03 am

They've got a copy of his driving licence and his concealed carry licence. I also informed them that he is the retired Chief of Police for his area!
Got BASC on the case

#7 Post by **TattooedGun** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:20 am

dodgyrog wrote:They've got a copy of his driving licence and his concealed carry licence. I also informed them that he is the retired Chief of Police for his area!
Got BASC on the case

, oh dear. BASC'll sort em out.

#8 Post by **dromia** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:29 am

I hope BASC do better for you than they did for their members who had to hand in their guns for six months for no reason other than Durham was making up their own fantasy rules.

#9 Post by **TattooedGun** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:32 am

Is Durham really that renegade?

#10 Post by **dromia** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:45 am

No, just totally imcompetent at that time little people were given credence far beyond their abilities so small minded petty policies designed to inconvenience were pursued.

The whole disgraceful debacle, compounded by the small minded pettiness and spitefulness of the NSRA, was reported here at the time.

Things do seem to be improving with new senior officer in charge but the staff are still inexperienced, straight forward variation turn-arounds are better now and they are doing the risk management of FAC holders that most other FL departments are adopting.

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