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Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:33 am
by Gaz
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/01 ... _firearms/
'Update your details please' 'Um, yes, you licenced me to have these six AK-47s ...'
Bungling police staff at South Yorkshire Police have finally copped to a huge snafu in their firearms database after spending the last two months writing to thousands of firearms licence holders. The letter simply requested they "update their details". Bosses have blamed the database snafu on the actions of a sacked administrator.
My take on the whole South Yorks firearms database cockup. Feel free to click the link repeatedly, share with family, friends and dog, etc etc.
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:35 am
by dromia
So you authored the linked article?
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:51 am
by Gaz
I did indeed. Tin hat and kevlar on...
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:58 am
by dromia
Gaz wrote:I did indeed. Tin hat and kevlar on...
No need, I am sure that your skin and soul are sufficiently impervious.
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:32 am
by ptheta
That's the first time I've found myself on The Register's web site for a few years and it'll no doubt be a long time before I venture there again.
It's not that the substance of your article, and probably others too, isn't decent, I just can't stick that grating tabloid style they've adopted. Please don't take that as a personal criticism. I've no doubt you're writing in the style that is required but I'd just prefer something a little more mature.
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:00 am
by ovenpaa
BOFH, that takes me back a few years :lol:
I was also going to comment on how you have completely changed your writing style for the article Gaz.
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:41 am
by zzr1100
Lets hope their investigation into illegal firearms is more professional than their record keeping as regards legal ones !!
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:38 pm
by Chuck
The NFLMS is a prime example of p*** government IT procurement
:lol: :lol: :lol: I could get a job doing that.. :lol:
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:26 pm
by Mikaveli
Wouldn't it be more than 9000 guns? I thought I'd read they'd lost the details of 9000 licence holders. If I guess the average guns owned by person at around 3-4 each, that could be 30-40,000 guns unaccounted for...
Re: Yorkshire plods LOSE 9,000 GUNS in database blunder
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:46 pm
by Chuck
Well seeing we shooters are an honest lot eh..