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    Warminster Small Arms Collection

    in Weapons/Accessories

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    You are correct but the MOD being a government body don't see it that way. Most of the pre 95 old spec stuff in messes had to be brought upto post 95 spec at the cost of the mess. Nothing to do with legalities but MOD policy.

     

    I suppose I can see their point - it would be extremely embarrassing to have one stolen and then reactivated.

     

    Andy

    Warminster Small Arms Collection

    in Weapons/Accessories

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    My understanding is that the new EU regs only apply to weapons being sold or transferred so there's no need to modify weapons already in place.

     

    I'm not holding my breath but there is a good chance that weapons deactivated to the last pre-EU spec will become legal again anyway if Vicky Ford manages to get the European Parliament to see sense.

     

    Andy

    European BAN for assault weapons proposed - EVEN IF PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATED

    in Legislation, Licenses & Registration

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    Remembering to keep this non-political (please!) here is the latest from Vicky Ford's Facebook page:

     

    The third trilogue on the Firearms Directive took place on 15 November. The fourth trilogue is agreed for 5 December. This is a normal and expected procedure.

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    Deactivated Firearms

     

    It is important that deactivation of firearms should be irreversible and ensure the firearm is inoperable. The European Deactivation Regulation introduced in April 2016 sets a single standard for deactivation but has raised many practical issues for legitimate holders of these items, including reenactors.

    There is now a clearer understanding by the Council and the Commission of the issues faced by legitimate holders of these items and progress is being made on resolving implementing issues in the Deactivation Regulation. The Parliament is clear that the Expert Working Group on the Deactivation Regulation must have completed their work by early 2017.

    Regarding deactivations before April 2016, the Parliament position is that firearms deactivated to an equivalent previous standard should still be able to be bought and sold and Parliament suggests that national deactivation standards which are equivalent to the aims of the new EU standard adopted should be recognised as such. The Commission have now taken this concern on board and are working on new language to enable this.

    It is clear that the Commission will not be prepared to just rubber stamp all old deactivation standards so it will be up to each Member State to make the case for deactivations undertaken according to their previous system and the Commission to then approve on a case by case basis.

     

    Andy

    buried and abandoned tanks

    in Tracked vehicles

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    Oh, never thought that way, I assume you know a bit about this as I don't, is it common that all buried tanks etc. still are "owned" by the country they were used by?

     

    Not so much that, I was thinking that unless a formal change of ownership has occurred then surely they still belong to the original owner?

     

    Andy

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