somewhat hypothetical situation - what next

[bradaz11]

well its not all that hypothetical, but its not my place to say any more than that.

[Robert303]

Oddly enough I'm dealing with something similar which we will know the result of in the next few days or weeks but again I cannot go into detail. As to photographs and descriptions I started doing it a few years ago for insurance purposes and with some items (Sec 7.3) as part of the 'Research' paperwork that can come in useful for variations / renewals. Fire is the biggest danger so it's worth having details on a USB stick somewhere OUTSIDE the house even if it's a relatives house or hidden in a garden shed.
We all MEAN to do it but rarely do and if we do we do not update as often as we should but that's life!

[saddler]

I have had direct contact with a couple of similar examples of "carefully handled in storage".

Strangely enough, both guns were Remington 870's.
One was a while ago. A nice Wingmaster.
Been taken from the certificate holder & stored by the police.
Time passes. The "gun" is returned....sort of.
No barrel. Lost in storage!

Second one was a normal 870. Mint new condition; he'd just bought it.
Taken off certificate holder as he was found guilty of a thing or three.
Stored by the police.
Owner with no certificate gives permission for a mate with SGC to have it instead.
Chap collects it.
Complete rust bucket. Looks like it had been stored in a salt water environment.

If the public treated police equipment the same way it'd be a criminal offence! (For state supplied ISSUED items, not PRIVATE PROPERTY...!)