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"There is an easily identifiable police attitude towards
the possession of guns by members of the public. Every
possible difficulty should be put in their way. No
documentation can be too rigid, no security requirement
too arbitrary, which prevents guns coming into the hands
of criminals." - Police Review 8/10/82
That, in a nutshell, has been my experience with several
firearm licensing officers.
Steve. >>
Steve,
The mindset (policy is probably too formal a word)
illustrated above has been proved to be totally valueless
by the ever climbing use of guns in crime since 1982 when
it was written. When this is contrasted with the declining
public ownership of guns one would hope that the result
would be a change in attitude. Unfortunately, it has by
and large resulted in a redoubling of efforts.
I would like to inform IG that my feelings towards the
police were based on the trust and respect that I was
brought up with. However, this has slowly been whittled
away over the years by the attitude encapsulated in the quote
above. I suspect that many shooters share this experience.
Kenneth Pantling
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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