Proposals_to_prohibit_Firearms_from_postal_services

[ovenpaa]

Downside is items such as magazines can no longer be popped in the post. I was looking at this last night and wondering exactly how it would impact my business and the only parts I will have to review the shipping of are bolt handles and the magazines I modify and both are usually sent insured and recorded so no real hardship in that respect.

[Christel]

There are a wagon load of alternatives to Royal Mail these days. Generally, they are cheaper and more reliable....

Are Royal Mail aware that the shooting sports is worth around a billion pounds a year? That's a lot of commerce they're turning their back on...... Good luck come privatisation!

I thought the majority of RM already were privatised?

[saddler]

My take on this is that with Royal Snail losing 20 million items a year - that's 20,000,000 - I'd be less than happy with them carrying ANY gun related kit

I have 1st hand experience of them losing 9mm pistols and all sorts of other S.1 kit - TWICE, to the same address!!!

[Gaz]

Magazines, being inessential to the functioning of the firearm (you can always feed the ammo by hand) are outside the scope of "components" under the Firearms Acts.

It doesn't explicitly say that they're only limiting it to controlled components - merely "any" component used in a firearm. Maybe not their intention to ban non-controlled items, but the law of unintended consequences will probably kick in here.

[Sandgroper]

Pause - the document specifically says that ParcelForce will still deliver. Most courier bits are already done with ParcelForce and not Royal Mail via normal post.

I've yet to have anything delivered by ParcelForce themselves - they always drop it off at the local Post Office for delivery by Royal Mail! :cool2: