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Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:44 pm
by zzr1100
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:45 pm
by zzr1100
'ON' firearm charge even ... !!
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:47 pm
by Demonic69
The gun, which he was told had been deactivated, had "sat in a cupboard for about 25 or 30 years," he added.
Maybe it called the Police on it's self, for abandonment maybe? I wonder what they were searching his home for when they stumbled upon this gun?
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:15 pm
by Geordie bloke
Hmmmm, what is the bet that he will get off scot free because he is a Councillor and therefore above us mere mortals.
If it was a Chief Constable that it happened to, you can guess that it would never have come to court. Or am I overreacting and too suspicious?
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:52 pm
by Sim G
Geordie bloke wrote: Or am I overreacting and too suspicious?
No, just wrong.
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:56 pm
by Sim G
Demonic69 wrote:Maybe it called the Police on it's self, for abandonment maybe? I wonder what they were searching his home for when they stumbled upon this gun?
I'd imagine due to some domestic altercation and Mrs Councillor knew of it's existence.... Pay back can be a bitch....
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:56 pm
by zzr1100
Let's not forget that another innocent handgun got destroyed because of this !!!
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:51 am
by Gaz
Poor bugger. Automatic five years, open and shut, for a lump of dusty old metal.
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:03 pm
by Blackstuff
Given its provenance could someone not apply to have it as a S7?
Re: Councillor in firearm charge
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:06 pm
by ovenpaa
Gaz, you say automatic 5 years, is this actually the case? I ask because I am sure I have read of a couple of recent cases where people were handed down substantially shorter sentences.