For the third f’kup in a row by the Police we the honest, truthful, dedicated, shooters are going to have to take it up the ass from the Home Office, again. The Police stuck it to us with Hungerford, then we, all of us had to shoulder the blame for Dunblane leading to the infamous handgun ban THEN they sealed the investigation for 100 years, now why would they do that? The ONLY reason I can think of is to allow the Police, who f’d up royally, to cover their arses AND keep their pensions.
Now to the latest debacle, they want us to take the blame again over Plymouth, they are looking at "future legislation in light of the Plymouth tragedy". Now I am not going to suggest we hoot and holler about their mistakes, I am going to hoot and holler about OUR mistakes. Are we really, yet again, going to stand there (or bend over) and take the punishments, because that is what they are, because, once again the Police f’d up?
I don't know what our next move is going to be, I am not smart enough to mind read the HO or our parliamentary representatives, that’s inferring they have minds of course, but I do know what we need to do and that is, for once, just once will do, for once we need to present a united front and just outright reject these proposals for the smoke screen they are.
For one time only, I am in agreement with Chrissie Hall of the Gun Control Network (a most odious individual) who has concerns that the recommendations of the Coroner may be watered down, I too share that concern because there were twenty odd points made by the Coroner criticising the Police and their actions and I personally want them brought to book. Further the idea of increasing the cost of a firearms certificate is just not acceptable. They (the government) want to increase the cost of a firearms certificate to reflect the true cost of issuing one.
This is just an outrageous idea, we are going to finance a load of Civil Servants who spend much of their day playing silly office games (just read that transcript of the hearing at the employment tribunal posted here a couple of months ago) and spend TWELVE MONTHS doing this? I don't want to pay for schools and libraries either but I, like most of the population do in the form of taxation, (on my pension!), which also pays for the Police, but from where I am sitting it is quite clear they are failing in all aspects of their job and if they cannot weed out their own corrupt and criminal officers .......?
This is from one who when working had a higher security than the PM, who has shotgun and game licenses dating back to the 1960’s, and does not reflect on the FEO’s who visit us and have to ask us those stupid questions they can tell if we are lying, but generally treat us with respect and openness.
Now to the latest debacle, they want us to take the blame again over Plymouth, they are looking at "future legislation in light of the Plymouth tragedy". Now I am not going to suggest we hoot and holler about their mistakes, I am going to hoot and holler about OUR mistakes. Are we really, yet again, going to stand there (or bend over) and take the punishments, because that is what they are, because, once again the Police f’d up?
I don't know what our next move is going to be, I am not smart enough to mind read the HO or our parliamentary representatives, that’s inferring they have minds of course, but I do know what we need to do and that is, for once, just once will do, for once we need to present a united front and just outright reject these proposals for the smoke screen they are.
For one time only, I am in agreement with Chrissie Hall of the Gun Control Network (a most odious individual) who has concerns that the recommendations of the Coroner may be watered down, I too share that concern because there were twenty odd points made by the Coroner criticising the Police and their actions and I personally want them brought to book. Further the idea of increasing the cost of a firearms certificate is just not acceptable. They (the government) want to increase the cost of a firearms certificate to reflect the true cost of issuing one.
This is just an outrageous idea, we are going to finance a load of Civil Servants who spend much of their day playing silly office games (just read that transcript of the hearing at the employment tribunal posted here a couple of months ago) and spend TWELVE MONTHS doing this? I don't want to pay for schools and libraries either but I, like most of the population do in the form of taxation, (on my pension!), which also pays for the Police, but from where I am sitting it is quite clear they are failing in all aspects of their job and if they cannot weed out their own corrupt and criminal officers .......?
This is from one who when working had a higher security than the PM, who has shotgun and game licenses dating back to the 1960’s, and does not reflect on the FEO’s who visit us and have to ask us those stupid questions they can tell if we are lying, but generally treat us with respect and openness.
