Posted on 11/24/2017 6:00:04 AM PST by marktwain
Crime involving guns is on the rise in England and Wales. There has been a 27 percent increase through June of 2017, compared to the previous year, according to the BBC.
The response of the British police has been to declare a two week “gun surrender” that is a sort of amnesty to turn in illegally owned guns.
People are assured that they will “not automatically be charged, but will be if they are later connected to a crime.” It does not sound reassuring to me, but the British are known to be extremely law abiding and trusting of their police.
6,000 weapons were turned in in 2014, in the last gun turn in. Many of the guns turned in are BB guns and air rifles.
Assistant Chief Constable Helen McMillan said police were “realistic” that they were “not going to get hardened gang members” surrendering their arms.
But she added: “This is part of our response to try and make it as difficult as possible for those people to come into possession of any type of weapon at all.
“You don't have to give your name or address, we just want more guns out of harm's way.”
Illegally-held BB-guns, air weapons, rifles, shotguns or pistols are among the weapons police say should be handed in by the 26 November cut-off.
Police think some people come across weapons when clearing the houses of relatives and may not know what to do with them.
They will get some world class antiques. Some English double rifles and shotguns are worth six figures. While I was in Australia at the Shot Show in Brisbane this year, I was able to see a custom made three barrel side by side 20 gauge shotgun. It gave hunters one more shot than
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That would be much smarter than destroying them.
Facilitating the total takeover by the muzzies!
Paging Piers Morgan, lol.
Sounds to me, by taking them from their owners, you're placing guns IN harm's way.
That should ensure that only criminals will posess guns.
That should ensure that only criminals will possess guns.
Turn in your gun.
Then be killed. Your choice.
No plans to visit Britain. Ever.
I sure hope we can get all those illegal BB guns off the streets so we can all be safer.
Seeing that Thompson just
Makes me cra-cra!
Stopped off in England for 4 days on the way home from a trip to Spain 15 year ago. Lots of great military museums, but except for those, not much else.
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