Old Age Pensioner [OAP] admits gun charges

cambridge-news.co.uk ^ | 27 Jan 2012 | unattributed

[smokingfrog]

A pensioner could be sent to prison after admitting illegally possessing guns and ammunition.

Percy Hermitage, of Mead Court, Cannons Mead, Stansted, pleaded guilty to possessing an automatic-loading pistol with a barrel of less than 30 centimetres; a Saxby and Palmer .177 self-contained gas cartridge air pistol and a .22 double action revolver, without authority.

The 85-year-old further admitted possessing a Victor .22 calibre rifle, two .22 calibre rounds of ammunition, as well as a hollow-point bullet without permission.

Hermitage claimed to have had the weapons since the 1960s and although the offences attract a minimum five-year prison term, the court is set to hear submissions from his lawyers that there are “exceptional circumstances” which would encourage the judge to pass a lesser sentence.

[smokingfrog]

Insanity! Does anyone believe that an 85 year old man is going to go on a killing spree with an air rifle?

[Dr. Sivana]

Oh, yeah?! Well, why else would he have THREE entire rounds of ammo?! That’s triple what the Deputy Sheriff of Mayberry, NC gets!

[davetex]

The horror!! He had TWO rounds of .22 cal.

Unreal.

[umgud]

They need to get this dangerous bastard off the streets. /s

[SIDENET]

177 self-contained gas cartridge air pistol

Hey, he could put out an eye with that thing.

[Riodacat]

Holy crap.
That's effing ridiculous!!!!
Based on his age, I'm betting that the old bugger was in uniform during WW2 to keep those arresting him from having to speak German...

[PubliusMM]

I’m afraid the Brits have fallen to the progressives and socialists. This confirms it.
The man is 85 years old, fer cryin’ out loud... And, with all that armament he was in no danger of fomenting a revolution.
The Brits have gone positively lunatic.

[Argus]

Right, clearly a desperate character who must be locked up for the good of society. Also a whole hell of a lot easier to arrest than the Islamist terrorists, home invasion thugs, drunken rioting mobs, muggers, rapists and child molestors who infest the rest of their benighted island.

[smokingfrog]

...don’t forget that hollow point bullet he had without permission.

Book him Dan-O!

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Somebody should invade England now and maybe teach them how to speak English :-)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Any government that treats petty malum prohibitum crimes more harshly than it treats grievous malum in se crimes deserves to die an ignominious death.

And sooner, rather than later.

[Chode]

Ungland...

[jmacusa]

At 85 this poor old gent is no doubt a WW2 veteran. So this is what he gets. Saves the Empire just to have himself facing jail. England sucks.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

A possible killing spree is not the issue the 85 year old relatively innocent man will be punished to provide an example to others. The technical philosophical term is “telishment” if I remember correctly. Such punishments are necessary to a tyranny. Keeps the little lambs quiet for the fleecings.

[CrazyIvan]

“The 85-year-old further admitted possessing a Victor .22 calibre rifle, two .22 calibre rounds of ammunition, as well as a hollow-point bullet without permission”

This would be like being charged with drug possesion for
having a half bottle of baby asprin.

[Random Access]

Good thing he wasn’t living in our nations capitol.

[dog breath]

They are so tough in Britain they can apparently be expected to defend themselves with only a teacup.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

"Two .22 calibre rounds of ammunition, as well as a hollow-point bullet without permission"?

OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!

This is what happens when idiots are allowed to vote and hold office! They would love Bloomberg over there.

[davetex]

Bobby killer ammo no doubt.

:)

[LizardQueen]

I’ve got far more than that rolling around under the seat of my car.