From: "John Sukey", [EMAIL PROTECTED] It appears that the famed British myth of politeness is not true. Please refrain from the flames. I do have a question about the fellow that the police raided. They press saying he had a terrifying arsenal of forty guns. Under your laws, didn't the police know he had those firearms, or were they not on licence. The Times is a bit confusing on this. Oh yes, he is the one they are talking about deporting. -- The police would likely have only known about the guns on his FAC, as the guns he held as part of his dealer's stock would be listed in his dealer's book (which is open to inspection by the police) but they wouldn't necessarily know what he had in stock at that moment in time. A lot of arms dealers are based in the UK precisely because it is actually easier to deal in machineguns and what not here than in the US (by a big margin) and most other European countries. If you have Section 5 authority the Home Office give you a piece of paper saying how many of so and so you can hold in stock. (And I have to say it would be a very easy piece of paper to forge - basically HO letterhead.) Large dealers (such as Interarms as was) can have authority for thousands of guns. There is none of this "get a letter from the local PD for a demo so you can get a sales sample which has to be registered with ATF and you must have a tax stamp you must renew every year" sort of c--p. It does have to be said that it is probably easier to get an FFL with a Class 3 tax stamp in the US than Section 5 authority here as you must demonstrate iron clad proof that you will be engaged in the business, but once you have it, there is less bureaucracy attached to holding the guns in stock, exporting them, importing them etc. I don't think this guy in Humberside had Section 5 authority though, so his machinegun would have been illegal. Steve. -------[Cybershooters contacts]-------- Editor: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website & subscription info: www.cybershooters.org
