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British pistol inactivation laws
Last night I saw a 2002 British crime show that showed a character re-activating a deactivated pistol. He was drilling out a blockage in the barrel. One of his re-activated pistols had been used in a murder, and left a distinctive entry wound, due to a groove in the barrel. Seems like a lot of hooey to me. Does anyone know the applicable laws, or a reference to them?
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09-09-2021 10:04 AM
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They, and the required specification, have changed several times over the years.
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...s-revised-2010
Needless to say, TV simplifies things considerably in search of a straightforward story line.
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Sort of what I figured would be required. At least under these procedures the pistol would be only useful for a prop. It surely would be easier to smuggle one in from elsewhere. Thanks for the response.
Ed reluctantly no longer in the Bitterroot
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Originally Posted by
us019255
Last night I saw a 2002
British crime show that showed a character re-activating a deactivated pistol.
The press love to get hold of stories like this but they don't always get all their facts right. It may not have even been a UK spec deactivation? Who knows?
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Is this "crime-show" supposed to reflect an actual event or just some of the usual agit-prop?
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same.
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Often story lines are 'inspired' by (reasonably) current news events.
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