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Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:30 pm
by daman
There is a report in the Autumn edition of the BDS magazine that the BSSC "...has welcomed amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill which will return expanding ammunition to Section 1 status and extend the validity of firearm certificates during the renewal process...".
I havn't hear this from anywhere else, but given how the Met has been tightening up on expanding ammo recently it sounds like a welcome return to sanity.
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:53 pm
by ovenpaa
That will make a huge difference to everyone if it happens. FAC holders, RFD's and transport costs, hopefully common sense will prevail.
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 9:58 pm
by Sandgroper
Interesting. I thought that amendment had been dropped. I hope I'm mistaken but I can't seem to find any reference to it in the latest copy of the Bill.
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:15 am
by Blackstuff
Expanding ammo is still on their but the regularisation of S1 shotguns and long barreled pistols/revolvers to 'normal' firearms rules has been dropped
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:42 am
by Sim G
Link? I'm surprised at LBRs being dropped. They are a "normal" club sight and despite the opposition at the time, the sky hasn't fallen in and no one has been chopping down the barrels or lopping off the extension rods!
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:25 am
by Blackstuff
Its in the Sportsmens Association section in this months Gun Mart. I can't see it on eithers website though
If I go back to the gun club/find another copy somewhere i'll take a picture
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:39 am
by Sandgroper
Blackstuff wrote:Its in the Sportsmens Association section in this months Gun Mart. I can't see it on eithers website though
If I go back to the gun club/find another copy somewhere i'll take a picture
Until I see it in the actual Bill (still can't find any recent reference to it) and preferably once it has been given Royal Assent, I'm not going to hold my breath over this.
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:32 am
by Sandgroper
From what I can make out, that particular amendment hasn't been withdrawn but then again neither has the one seeking full cost recovery of FAC/SGC's...
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:54 pm
by joe
I don't know what version of the bill people are looking at, but it's not on the latest bill that which in the lords committee stage
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/p ... /17055.pdf
Why can't the stupid conservative government stop being spinless and start acting more like a right wring party instead of a liberal lite party !!!!
Re: Expanding ammunition returning to Section 1?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:55 pm
by Sandgroper
joe wrote:I don't know what version of the bill people are looking at, but it's not on the latest bill that which in the lords committee stage
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/p ... /17055.pdf
Why can't the stupid conservative government stop being spinless and start acting more like a right wring party instead of a liberal lite party !!!!
True, but neither is it listed as one of the amendments that have been dropped. We will just have to wait and see...
