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    Ptarmigan

    in HMVF Classifieds

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    A bit of a long shot I know, but does anyone have (or know of) any surplus Ptarmigan kit? I'm thinking of things that might have been stripped as surplus to requirements from a 439 or a Bedford.

     

    Andy

    Driverless Cars

    in MV Chatter

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    Ford are apparently going straight to SAE Level 4 autonomy, which means their cars won't have a steering wheel or pedals. In that case, what's the point of a licence, as you won't be able to control the car anyway? I can see a future where it's only collectors of old vehicles (including MVs) who need a licence, which will become increasingly difficult and expensive to obtain.

     

    Andy

    Free item

    in Other Chatter

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    07EB72 isn't in any of my collection of Abbot photos although that isn't conclusive as for some reason vendors on Milweb seem disinclined to respond to requests for VRNs. However it also doesn't appear on the old Project X Abbot database so I suspect it's either been scrapped or lurking as an anonymous hulk somewhere.

     

    Andy

    European BAN for assault weapons proposed - EVEN IF PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATED

    in Legislation, Licenses & Registration

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    The latest from Brussels (full text here): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170126BKG59909/revision-of-the-eu-firearms-directive-an-overview

     

    "Deactivated Weapons

     

    In order to strengthen deactivation regimes, the European Commission introduced a new deactivation regulation which came into force in April 2016. This sets a single standard for deactivation of firearms. However, technical implementation issues have arisen and some countries were concerned that the new standard would be less secure than their previous national regimes. Following pressure from Parliament, the European Commission has now re-convened a working group of experts from the EU member states to review the regulation. The Commission has pledged that a revision will be completed by early 2017.

     

    “The introduction of the deactivation regulation caused problems for legitimate holders of deactivated firearms such as historical re-enactors and those involved in film making etc, as it prohibits them from selling or transferring across borders any items deactivated prior to April 2016 unless the items are re-deactivated to the new standard, which is not technically possible in many cases. Following pressure from Parliament there will now be a process to assess national standards in use prior to April 2016. If the standards are accepted by the working group and Commission as equivalent, then items deactivated to that previous regime will be able to be bought, sold and transferred without requiring further modification”, explained Vicky Ford (ECR, UK).

     

    The Commission proposed that all deactivated firearms would become subject to the same registration and authorisation procedures as firearms. This was rejected by the co-legislators. Instead the negotiators agreed that newly deactivated firearms should be categorised in Category C and need to be declared to national authorities but will not require an authorisation or licence. This will not apply to existing deactivated firearms."

     

    A full vote by the full EU Parliament is expected in March. No political replies, please!

     

    Andy

    WANTED 7.62mm GPMG

    in HMVF Classifieds

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    If you've got really deep pockets, Manroy will sell you a new one that's deactivated straight from the factory. That raises an interesting legal point - bearing in mind that the definition of a deactivated weapon is "any firearm that has been converted so that it can no longer discharge any shot, bullet or any other missile", what's the status of one that never was a firearm in the first place? :nut:

     

    Andy

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