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Post by La Plume on Apr 8, 2009 10:35:28 GMT 1
At last some sense appears to be prevailing regarding 'Acquire Only' Black Powder licences - well at least in the Metropolitan Police area. I have just been informed by my local firearms team that from now on 'Acquire' licences will run concurrently with your shotgun licence. Up till now an 'Acquire' licence had to be renewed anniually which was a bit of a pain but now it will run for 5 years alongside your shotgun licence. Good news.
La Plume
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Post by steve stanley on Apr 8, 2009 13:54:16 GMT 1
Hope other forces follow suit........
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Post by al on Apr 18, 2009 13:34:08 GMT 1
Nope, theres nothing that combines them together on this, its an entire post code lottery.
I've just renewed my shotgun license and they've decided to lump all my guns and all Linda's guns onto the two licenses so that either person can use and transport any of the guns in any cabinet.
a total nightmare when it comes to the sale or purchase of weapons....which is the idea of course.
Remember the government saying it would make shotguns harder to get hold of two years ago
and remember them telling us they would do this with the utmost consideration........yeah right.
I've got acquire and keep and that too is totally whenever they issue it and then when that date runs out........theres no question of seperate departments talking to each other yet......!!!!
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Post by Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey on Apr 20, 2009 12:40:42 GMT 1
I was talking to my firearms officer just last week and he said something like this but he was hazy on detail and gave the impression that re-enactment groups had to sign up to some kind of database so it's members could have the longer licence. I think he was as confused as I was.  |
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Post by al on Apr 20, 2009 19:35:05 GMT 1
Sounds like total B++++CKS to me.
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Post by Ian Castle on Apr 21, 2009 9:54:21 GMT 1
Well - for once - it looks like the Met Police are ahead of the game. I am not complaining!!
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Post by steve stanley on May 14, 2009 13:26:12 GMT 1
Leicestershire have joined the ranks of the sane(-ish).....New powder license lasts 'til 2014....shotgun runs out in 2011...............
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Post by dingo on May 14, 2009 22:29:11 GMT 1
not here in old wilt-shire 1 year only ......bugger
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Post by markp on May 18, 2009 11:45:42 GMT 1
I've just received my powder licence from Humberside Police and it now runs concurrently with my shotgun licence.
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Post by steve stanley on May 18, 2009 20:05:02 GMT 1
See....It's just French Marines with funny accents in Wiltshire they don't trust for more than a year...............
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Post by steveofrat on May 19, 2009 21:07:50 GMT 1
Humberside have changed since Feb then. Mine is only a year.
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