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NRA Response to Cleveland Coroner

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No Need for Review of Firearms Licensing

Recent calls for a review of firearms licensing have been made by the coroner after ruling that three women were unlawfully killed in County Durham.

The killer, Michael Atherton, had legally owned weapons despite a history of domestic abuse.

The case highlights failings not in firearms licensing legislation but failings with implementation. This was recognised by Michael Banks, Durham’s Deputy Chief Constable, who stated “If we were presented with the same facts today… (Michael Atherton’s) licence would not be granted….if there's any intelligence around domestic violence in the family setting or intemperate behaviour then there is a presumption that a firearms licence or shotgun certificate will not be granted".

Local police firearms officers work hard and generally deliver a highly professional service with rigorous scrutiny for firearm applications and renewals.

UK firearms legislation is recognised as some of the most restricted in the world; and the UK system is widely held across Europe to be an exemplar for responsible and safe firearms ownership.

The granting of a firearm certificate is wholly at the discretion of the police who need to be confident that the applicant is responsible and poses no risk to the public.

Applicants are obliged to justify good reason to own a rifle; provide independent character referees; be checked for criminal records; give consent for police to question their GP for evidence of alcoholism, drug abuse or personality disorders; and provide evidence of specialist secure storage for their rifle.
Shooting is a legal and major participation sport in the UK, and today over 700,000 certificates are granted covering 1.8m rifles and shotguns.

The incidence of legally held firearms being used in criminal activity is very rare, hence the keen media interest in such stories. The comparative statistics for knife crime are astonishing – in the year to June 2012 there were 29,613 recorded offences involving knives and other sharp objects. This supports the National Rifle Association’s long held view that it is the person not the weapon that causes harm and that the current firearm legislation, properly implemented, continues to deliver safety and protection to the public.

Andrew Mercer
Secretary General, National Rifle Association

For info Section 27 Firearms Act 1968

A firearm certificate shall be granted where the chief officer of police is satisfied—
(a)that the applicant is fit to be entrusted with a firearm to which section 1 of this Act applies and is not a person prohibited by this Act from possessing such a firearm;
(b)that he has a good reason for having in his possession, or for purchasing or acquiring, the firearm or ammunition in respect of which the application is made; and
(c)that in all the circumstances the applicant can be permitted to have the firearm or ammunition in his possession without danger to the public safety or to the peace.
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Re: NRA Response to Cleveland Coroner

#2 Post by Dangermouse »

That is good to read and nice to see the nra taking a stance when, as I understand it, shotguns are under fire


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#3 Post by Ovenpaa »

Good to see the NRA commenting on this.
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Yes good to see, I'd also like to see the NRA's response to the proposed airgun legislation in Scotland.

I have asked repeatedly about this since january but as yet my inquiry has been ignored.
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Good to see the NRA taking this stance, and doing it publicly :goodjob:
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#6 Post by Thomas Turner »

Yes well done NRA, if anything the firearms laws in terms of banning certian types have gone too far, probably a sign that the real isue of looking for or spoting the odd few who didn't ought to have a licence, was never fully addressed.
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#7 Post by EagerNoSkill »

Finally we have s "VOICE"

notice the immediate change in teh tone and momentum .... early days but most positive!!!

Well done Andrew and those involved in drafting it!
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#8 Post by John25 »

Gets my vote too

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Shame is the :squirrel: politicians will fail to take a common sense and measured response.

As for the coroner? Hysterical, imbalanced, nescient nitwit.
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It was the County Durham Coroner, Andrew Tweddle, who was involved in the case.

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jjvc wrote:It was the County Durham Coroner, Andrew Tweddle, who was involved in the case.

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Teddle's Twaddle then?
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