Posted on 06/22/2016 10:44:27 AM PDT by pabianice
Shotguns, second World War pistols and crossbows among haul of 13,000 weapons handed in during three-week amnesty across Scotland
Campaign to get airguns off the streets resulted in a massive response
Thousands of rifles, pistols, crossbows and other weapons handed in
From July 1 owners of air weapons can start applying for a licence
More than 11,500 weapons were handed in to police following a three-week campaign to get airguns off the streets.
Thousands of rifles and pistols along with crossbows and other unique weapons are among the haul, which has filled an entire police storage unit.
During the three week amnesty by Police Scotland officers were handed 11,569 weapons, with a further 1,300 surrendered after the official closing of the amnesty on June 12.
From July 1 owners of air weapons can start applying for a licence, with the new law coming into force on 31 December.
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Last visit, her hotel was, oh about 150 yards or so from the place we were eating....in a bad part of town. She sezz, no need for you to walk me to my room. I told her...uh, yes. This is not a great area. She was oblivious to her surroundings. Had no idea a woman walking this distance at night would have made her a target.
She had an armed escort. lol
Muslims are being brought in by the gazillions to slaughter them, and the limeys just can't get their necks on the chopping blocks fast enough.
Suicidal idiots, the whole British population, obviously including the Scots. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
He wasn’t told who the complainant was.
Actually it was three cops, one came with his tricked out AR-15. Good enough for them, good enough for me.
I can’t complain about that. If the pansy said there were people playing with guns, I’d do the same.
Our local department seems to generally follow the protect and serve model. The couple interactions I’ve had with them have been brief and professional.
They no doubt did this just before the Brexit vote to emotionally remind the Scots that they have become a broken, frightened, cowardly people, and so should vote against their own independence.
Nice!
will have to wait
I live in a rather rural part of North Georgia. From time to time I hear a fully automatic gun of some sort being fired by one of my neighbors. It puts a smile on my face every time I hear it.
Looks like a Zorg model
What the freaking he!! is wrong with Scots? Why on earth would they give up weapons like this?
Scotland the Brave is now; Scotland the _____ (fill in the blank)
A once great nation, now ruled by Squirrels.
(But Gen. Anthony McCaulliffe had them)
There's a couple of PCP's I'd like to buy that are on the low end of the cost spectrum but they're still over $1,000. That's just the rifle, then there's the scope and mounts, the fill tanks and their respective hardware. Probably close to $2,000 when you're done.
JimRed wrote:"Such pansy neighbors need to be "encouraged" to move elsewhere."..."When the SHTF they'll be the informers.
When the SHTF? Those neighbors are already informers by virtue of calling the police already.
An example of why grammarians say “long live the Oxford comma”. ;)
That's sad since the manufacturer of one of the best line air rifles in the world, Daystate, is in England
Are there three people here who know of what you speak.
Yes that’s true.
But we’re chided by our betters, “That’s ridiculously paranoid, such a thing could never happen again!”
RE: “Wasn’t every holocaust of the last century preceded by gun turn-ins?”
These sheep will have earned their totalitarian dictator.
There is nothing wussy about my Gamo Varminter.
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