From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'd like to meet this persons solicitor/barrister - to
fail to produce a SGC or FAC on request of a police
officer is an offence of itself. Refusal definitely is!
This seems rather similar to the case in Scotland - take
them to court and they back off even though the letter
of the law is on their side. Though this gentlemans
case is interesting in that a governent document, the
MacPherson report is being used against them. I wonder
if the Cullen Report could be used against them in a
similar manner - i.e. they exceeded the recommendations?
Regards
Jerry
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Section 48 of the Firearms Act 1968:
"(1) A constable may demand, from any persom whom he
believes to be in possession of a firearm or ammunition
to which Section 1 of this Act applies, or of a shot
gun, the production of his firearm certificate or,
as the case may be, his shot gun certificate.
(2) If a person upon whom a demand is made under this
section fails to produce the certificate or to permit
the constable to read it, or to show that he is
entitled by virtue of this Act to have the firearm,
ammunition or shot gun in his possession without
holding a certificate, the constable may seize and
detain the firearm, ammunition or shot gun and may
require the person to declare to him immediately his
name and address.
(3) If under this section a person is required to
declare to a constable his name and address, it is
an offence for him to refuse to declare it or to
fail to give his true name and address."
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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