New laws coming?
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Re: New laws coming?
Yes but the lever-release rifle calibre guns are 2-3x more expensive than the pistol calibre versions!
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Re: New laws coming?
AIUI - Compensation was based on MARS + 50 Cal (assumption there was about 400'ish MARS and 70'ish 50 Cal). Figure did not include LR as these were subsequently roped in during discussion phase. There are around 4000 LRs I beleive and that would add one hell of a lump onto the compensation bill.
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Welfare spending is currently running at around £200 billion per year - 4 billion per week. 4000 LRs? Peanuts!Pinguino wrote:AIUI - Compensation was based on MARS + 50 Cal (assumption there was about 400'ish MARS and 70'ish 50 Cal). Figure did not include LR as these were subsequently roped in during discussion phase. There are around 4000 LRs I beleive and that would add one hell of a lump onto the compensation bill.
Re: New laws coming?
Licensing of firearms is an even tinier fraction of that, yet it still doesn't stop the outrage at how much it costs the 'taxpayer' each year.The Gun Pimp wrote:Welfare spending is currently running at around £200 billion per year - 4 billion per week. 4000 LRs? Peanuts!Pinguino wrote:AIUI - Compensation was based on MARS + 50 Cal (assumption there was about 400'ish MARS and 70'ish 50 Cal). Figure did not include LR as these were subsequently roped in during discussion phase. There are around 4000 LRs I beleive and that would add one hell of a lump onto the compensation bill.
Regardless of that, there is a continued budget for welfare that is expected and accounted for. Compensation for things like this are one offs. If the estimates in the original business case are well off, there could well be problems as the much increased additional funding won't be approved.
That said, I suspect it's more a case of wishful thinking that pistol calibre LR will be left alone.
Re: New laws coming?
Even if they paid out £5K (completely hypothetical!!) each for the 4000 LRs, that’s only 20 million. Compared to governmental finances that is nothing.
The handgun ban effectively came in two parts with two compensation schemes. If rifle cals are surrendered first I’d imagine that would be from purely an administrative angle rather than a financial one...
The handgun ban effectively came in two parts with two compensation schemes. If rifle cals are surrendered first I’d imagine that would be from purely an administrative angle rather than a financial one...
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Re: New laws coming?
Exactly my thoughts but that’s what I was told! Be interesting to see what happens next...
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Surely not......
I can't for one moment imagine the Govt/Civil Serpents numpties have got their sums wrong, they are so good at it after all.......
Perhaps they let Diane Abbott do the maths?
I can't for one moment imagine the Govt/Civil Serpents numpties have got their sums wrong, they are so good at it after all.......
Perhaps they let Diane Abbott do the maths?
Re: New laws coming?
I'm hoping to get 50 quid a piece for my assisted openers!
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Re: New laws coming?
are AO's in the scope of this? i'm not on knife forums anymore
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Re: New laws coming?
Yep.....now classdd the same a flick knives. No 'grandfathering' either so have to be handed in or destoyed. But very clear that compensation has to be paid......just no iinfo on how much or how it will work.....bradaz11 wrote:are AO's in the scope of this? i'm not on knife forums anymore
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