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Rising Sun Ordnance no longer trading thanks to the Durham Police! Not doing enough business they reckoned!

As Dave Orford is the Deputy Chief Constable in Durham , and also the Chairman of FELWEG , I wonder if this is the start of a nationwide crackdown ?

I did hear murmurings about just this and ended up discussing it over a cup of coffee with our FEO. He is of the opinion that his end of things would need a bloody good reason to withdraw an RFD as it is persons livelihood. So in my words, not his: Typically (Topically!) Section 5 infringements, extremely poor record keeping with multiple warnings, extremely low throughput coupled with being a part time RFD and finally, thinking they are above the law and taking the p!ss. These are my words, not his and I have seen RFDs rescinded/Not renewed for all of these reasons over the last few months.

MistAgain wrote:As Dave Orford is the Deputy Chief Constable in Durham , and also the Chairman of FELWEG , I wonder if this is the start of a nationwide crackdown ?

This is worth a look:
https://neilwilby.com/2020/08/30/a-grub ... C99ZcmRqxE

Hmm interesting.

If Neil Wilby told me today was Saturday, I'd want a second opinion! A judge even banned him from contacting the then IPCC! The man is a muppet with severe delusions of himself and his "conspiracies". Pay him no heed.

dodgyrog wrote:Rising Sun Ordnance no longer trading thanks to the Durham Police! Not doing enough business they reckoned!

Lack of trade for whatever reason should not be enough to have RFD removed.
This could be caused by local or other economic reasons, poor business management, etc.
Some RFDs I know only move about 1 or 2 firearms a year and do very little other RFD business but are part time businesses and their business model incorporates this. Some businesses are just plain unlucky when it comes to trade and are having a bad year or two.
There are many legitimate reasons for 'not enough business'.

Lack of intent to trade is another matter but could be argued against and could go to appeal.

Back in March many RFDs closed their doors due to the pandemic and at that point some closed permanently. A loss of some 5-6 months trading is sure to have an impact on a business. At the time I was told to only deal with essential face to face such as gamekeepers and vermin control. Meanwhile, I heard of an RFD business in Newcastle upon Tyne that never closed for the duration and told me it was their busiest and most profitable period ever.

Draw your own conclusions, personally I am not impressed as we were effectively shut for what is usually our busiest period.

I had an airgun supplier tell me they sold nearly as many air rifles over the lock-down as they sold all last year

Hi All
I am a part time aiming to be full time RFD in Hemel Hempstead.
There are some more RFDs in my area, some can be found on google, some can not.
My aim is to be full time gunsmith, however it is hard to find a decent priced industrial unit where to get a dealership authorisation.