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[Stubby]

5 hours ago, Johnsond said:

I’ll remember to tell my FLO that next time I speak to him. Thankfully the protocols in place in the UK do in fact seem to weed out the Walter Mitty bullshit artists or indeed tossers whom seem to think obtaining a firearm is easy. 

A good friend of mine was recently involved a a bullying grievance process at his work . It was held up in his favor by the way , but during the process one of the other people involved reported him to the police ( knowing he held FAC and SGC ) saying he was unpredictable and unstable . The police immediately came round and removed his guns . It was several weeks before they were returned and not after a lengthy interview with the FAO who , during the interview tried on several occasions to provoke my friend into loosing his rag .  All this in spite of a letter from his doctor stating he was fine and the grievance hearing being held up in his favor .

Edited May 29, 2022 by Stubby

[Mull]

Easy enough to get a gun legally you say Mull !!! 
That’s absolutely incorrect. 

If you’re not a nutter it’s not difficult, of course there are checks!! [emoji849] but certainly not difficult.

[sime42]

Maybe the sharp dropoff in late 2021 is due to covid lockdowns. It's crackers to think that gun nuts would obey lockdown rules. 

More likely that lockdowns meant that there were no mass gatherings of defenceless people, such as in schools, at which the Gun Nuts could enact their sick fantasies.

[Johnsond]

2 hours ago, Mull said:

 

 

If you’re not a nutter it’s not difficult, of course there are checks!! but certainly not difficult.

 

 

Average time from application to issue for a first time FAC is nearly a year Mull. Probationary periods at clubs which you obviously along with the medical checks weren’t aware of can easily stretch into longer. But you still say it’s not difficult eh 🤷‍♂️.  As I stated it’s probably easier in fact to obtain an illegal firearm if you do desire than a legal one. 

[Mull]

Average time from application to issue for a first time FAC is nearly a year Mull. Probationary periods at clubs which you obviously along with the medical checks weren’t aware of can easily stretch into longer. But you still say it’s not difficult eh 🤷‍♂️.  As I stated it’s probably easier in fact to obtain an illegal firearm if you do desire than a legal one. 

Of course it’s easier to obtain an illegal one🤷‍♂️ a good bit less than a year and a form to your gp, wee visit from your FAO. I don’t see the difficulty I’m afraid.

[Johnsond]

24 minutes ago, Mull said:

 

 

Of course it’s easier to obtain an illegal one🤷‍♂️ a good bit less than a year and a form to your gp, wee visit from your FAO. I don’t see the difficulty I’m afraid.

 

 

That’s it Mull piece of piss eh, cant understand why every sound individual doesn’t have one eh. 
I can imagine the other FAC holders on here are wondering what all the fuss was about. 

[Mull]

That’s it Mull piece of piss eh, cant understand why every sound individual doesn’t have one eh. 
I can imagine the other FAC holders on here are wondering what all the fuss was about. 

Aye, whatever [emoji849]

[GarethM]

I hate to break it to someone like mull regarding this subject, you cannot compare the UK & USA, we have the strictest laws in the whole world regarding obtaining and keeping a licenses.

 

If you're argument actually had any validity then why not compare the USA and Canada.

 

They are literally neighbors with practically zero borders in many places, sadly it's the culture not the laws and was well documented in a Michael Moore documentary.

Edited May 29, 2022 by GarethM
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[trigger_andy]

14 minutes ago, GarethM said:

I hate to break it to someone like mull regarding this subject, you cannot compare the UK & USA, we have the strictest laws in the whole world regarding obtaining and keeping a licenses.

 

If you're argument actually had any validity then why not compare the USA and Canada.

 

They are literally neighbors with practically zero borders in many places, sadly it's the culture not the laws and was well documented in a Michael Moore documentary.

I preferred your unedited post 😁

[GarethM]

Yeah, the old if you can't be nice say nothing kicked in 🙄