Partners to be quizzed in new gun licence screening

From BBC website

Partners to be quizzed in new gun licence screening

...I'm kind of surprised they don't do this already. After all they speak to our doctors so why not our wives/husbands?
Well, I am surprised tbh. It's not a legal requirement but has already resulted in people losing their license or being refused.
If you read between the lines, they are looking for any excuse to reduce the amount of firearms and shotguns legally owned.
Where Isnp. Davies is quoted a saying ""We’ve had seven cases during this trial where we've either refused or revoked a licence; that is seven cases that potentially could have gone on to domestic abuse homicide." This line of thinking seems dangerous to me, as you could frame anything like this - 'by keeping residents in lockdown we prevented them potentially being run over on the roads'.

Where does it end? It doesn't seem to cover any further investigation process, just taking the partners word for it. All you need now is some vindictive partner and then what recourse do you have to get your certificates and firearms back?
 
This report is also fascinating (linked from the previous article in question).

Some people don't seem to understand the system in place, and just because they may not understand the system, they want to change it to something that they feel more comfortable with.
 
Another nail in the coffin of private gun ownership in the UK.
There is a good article on here somewhere called something like "The Slippery Slope to Gun Ownership in the UK" well worth a read.
I wonder what the statistics look like as a comparison for let's say, death & injury caused by legally held firearms versus death and injury caused by serving members of the police force?
 
I don’t see this passing into law, it will be challenged under data provisions and imposes and obligation on a non expert vs doctor ..
 
I don’t see this passing into law, it will be challenged under data provisions and imposes and obligation on a non expert vs doctor ..

Does not need to pass into law, 5000 already complied, after all the Police will simply say what have you to hide if you do not want your partner to participate in completing the questionnaire.

They also apparently check who else lives at the address and known associates to them where they can, there was also talk sometime back about checking with your neighbours and your financial history.
 
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