Drill Purpose Rifle L59A1 UK Legal Status

[Peter Laidler]

There's a simpler way to resolve this.

Someone get a correctly marked and genuine ex UK MoD L59A1 entered on their FAC. Then, when it's due for renewal or before, ask to have it removed from the FAC as, after due consideration and technical advice, it is not a firearm as defined in law. Present the rifle, together with a copy of the UK MoD spec plus a report from, say, the person who drew up the spec in the late 70's together with his qualifications and experience in this particular matter/field. That person may well be invited to present your case in a robust and technical way for the price of his lunch and mileage

They might huff and puff a bit but after learning that another Force have allowed such a beast, they'll remove it.

There, that's food for thought isn't it. I have had TWO such beasts removed from my FAC in the past. Remember the phrase. Where there's a will, there's a simple way

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[Thunderbox]

There's a simpler way to resolve this.

Someone get a correctly marked and genuine ex UK MoD L59A1 entered on their FAC. Then, when it's due for renewal or before, ask to have it removed from the FAC as, after due consideration and technical advice, it is not a firearm as defined in law. Present the rifle, together with a copy of the UK MoD spec plus a report from, say, the person who drew up the spec in the late 70's together with his qualifications and experience in this particular matter/field. That person may well be invited to present your case in a robust and technical way for the price of his lunch and mileage

They might huff and puff a bit but after learning that another Force have allowed such a beast, they'll remove it.

There, that's food for thought isn't it. I have had TWO such beasts removed from my FAC in the past. Remember the phrase. Where there's a will, there's a simple way

The trouble is, we the shooting community would have to go through this procedure fifty-one times - ie once for each Police Force. Even then, there is no guarantee that a Police Force would allow the same transaction twice in a row - they habitually move the goalposts from shooter to shooter.

The problem with being sure it would "never make it to court" is that the damage is done long before it ever comes near a court: ie you may have been arrested, held, put on the DNA database, had your guns and ammo removed (by force, if they can't find your keys) and probably damaged, and your name & details put onto x number of databases....