ArtistsRifles Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Not sure if this is the right place - if not please feel free to move it Mods!! Got an e-mail response to day to the petition against the Home Secretarys proposed ban on Deactivated Firearms - this is the wording: Thank you for signing the E-Petition about plans to introduce legislation to control deactivated firearms. The Home Secretary’s announcement last year follows police concerns about the increasing use of deactivated guns in crime. Of particular concern are guns de-activated before 1995, when tough new standards were introduced for the de-activation of live guns, making them harder to re-activate. The Government is aware that many deactivated guns are owned by genuine and responsible collectors, and does not want new legislation to impact on these people unfairly. However, the police have suggested that the use of deactivated firearms in crime has increased, and this is something which the Home Secretary is keen to tackle. The Government will soon be consulting on the best way forward, to allow genuine collectors to continue while depriving criminals of the opportunity to misuse deactivated guns. This will be a public consultation and the consultation paper will be available on the Home Office website: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk. You will be very welcome to send a response with your views on this important issue. Something I think we need to keep an eye on I think, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 As said before this has been put on the back burner & no date has been set for the start of the consultation period.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) Maybe the fact they've now bothered responding to the e-petition means it's coming off the back burner in the near future???? Edited February 20, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) Maybe the fact they've now bothered responding to the e-petition means it's coming off the back burner in the near future???? They Always reply to the e-petitions when they expire.. Edited February 20, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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