Antique firearms legislation changes
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Ferretlurcher70
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Had to put on ticket my great-grandfather Webley British bulldog
enfieldspares
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The direct effect as said has been that to re-sell one a future purchaser will have to obtain an FAC for this will now apply:
24. While the Government is content for existing owners of these firearms to retain them on a firearm certificate, it is not intended that those which are prohibited weapons should subsequently be traded. These weapons have been shown to be particularly attractive to criminals and often feature in crime. Selling or transferring them in the future will therefore not normally be permitted in order to minimise the possibility of them falling into criminal hands. Any future transaction involving such prohibited weapons would need to be authorised under section 5 of the 1968 Act in respect of both parties. While each case would be considered on its merits, a section 5 authority would not normally be granted for the public safety reasons set out above. The situation will be different where a firearm meets the criteria for a historic handgun under section 7 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and is licensed accordingly (see below) where the owner will, as now, be able to sell or transfer the firearm to other collectors with the relevant section 7 firearm certificate.
The devil in the detail is that the keep at home permission under s7.1 requires a burden of proof that may not be able to be met by any future prospective purchaser above and beyond a simple initial desire just to wish to own that particular weapon.
24. While the Government is content for existing owners of these firearms to retain them on a firearm certificate, it is not intended that those which are prohibited weapons should subsequently be traded. These weapons have been shown to be particularly attractive to criminals and often feature in crime. Selling or transferring them in the future will therefore not normally be permitted in order to minimise the possibility of them falling into criminal hands. Any future transaction involving such prohibited weapons would need to be authorised under section 5 of the 1968 Act in respect of both parties. While each case would be considered on its merits, a section 5 authority would not normally be granted for the public safety reasons set out above. The situation will be different where a firearm meets the criteria for a historic handgun under section 7 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and is licensed accordingly (see below) where the owner will, as now, be able to sell or transfer the firearm to other collectors with the relevant section 7 firearm certificate.
The devil in the detail is that the keep at home permission under s7.1 requires a burden of proof that may not be able to be met by any future prospective purchaser above and beyond a simple initial desire just to wish to own that particular weapon.
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