Offensive weapons act 2019 debacle

[walesdave]

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/surr ... e-launched

Get your MARS rifles and assisted opening cutlery ready.....scheme is coming in Autumn according to the Daily Fail.....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... newcomment

[Blackstuff]

Here's the laughable Lords debate on the bill/compensation scheme. Its clear that the total cost has never been put before the Lords with most of them seeming thinking the £30 minimum compo amount for knives/accessories also applies to the MARS and lever-release rifles themselves

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?i ... ll#g1184.0

Nothing we haven't seen before but;

"We must wait to see how many of these items are surrendered to the police. The impact assessment published alongside the Offensive Weapons Act puts the number of MARS rifles at 700, and we assess that there are up to 1,500 more lever-release rifles that could be surrendered, but component parts could also be included. Ancillary equipment may be claimed for under the scheme, and for these purposes that means equipment, other than prohibited ammunition, designed or adapted for use in connection with this type of rifle and which has no practical use in connection with any firearm that is not a prohibited weapon"

We have set out a list of ancillary equipment in the draft supporting documents, and we will consider representations from stakeholder groups and affected parties on this matter, and on the relevant component parts of the firearms, as the arrangements are finalised.

Scheme to start late Autumn so will likely end early 2021;

"The noble Lord, Lord German, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Wilcox and Lady Hamwee, asked why this has taken so long. We are learning lessons from the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and the handgun surrender and compensation scheme. We are engaging further with weapons specialists and those with expertise in this area in the lead-up to the scheme to make our response as robust as it can be. To answer the question from the noble Baronesses on the timescale of the scheme, it will be in late autumn."

[Pippin89]

There is a picture of a bloody bottle opener in that DM article!!!

[Pinguino]

Well my LR cost £4.5k - that would probably shock the pants off our Lords if they ever bothered to get an answer to 'costs' rather than fawning over eachother

[Pinguino]

I will use the comp to buy a .223 LANTAC straight pull and a 6.5mm Creedmoor bolt action .... so that should cheer up the bloody anti-gun lobby

[mr smith]

Some of them don't come across as being too clever.

[Pippin89]

I will use the comp to buy a .223 LANTAC straight pull and a 6.5mm Creedmoor bolt action .... so that should cheer up the bloody anti-gun lobby

I would say there should be a public article about what people have bought instead of the MARS and LR rifles they have had to hand in.... But they would probably use that as ammunition to ban something else!

[walesdave]

I will use the comp to buy a .223 LANTAC straight pull and a 6.5mm Creedmoor bolt action .... so that should cheer up the bloody anti-gun lobby

I would say there should be a public article about what people have bought instead of the MARS and LR rifles they have had to hand in.... But they would probably use that as ammunition to ban something else!

My four assisted openers are going to fund a Ruger Precision Rimfire - nice of the government to turn some sub-3 inch folding knives into a Section 1 firearm

[redcat]

Sad thing is that those owning the "zombie knives" for criminal purposes are not going to hand them in anyway, unless they know where they can buy another for less than the compensation they are paid.

Redcat

[Airbrush]

Thanks for posting, pink rattle can now on the shopping list.