Sheprador1973
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Thank you all, sincerely 
Gun storage with the Police...advice please.
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Yes, provided that they don't have the keys!
It isn't an unusual way around a situation where it is inadvisable to store firearms at home (perhaps due to a mentally unstable child or partner).
HiThank you all, sincerely
I dont really want to get involved or pry into your personal life but it sounds like you are in a difficult spot and lodging firearms with police could have some issues from what the other posters have said.
If its lack of funds that is preventing you from lodging your firearms with Bisley Armoury (or another RFD) I'd be happy to cover the costs for 12m if they are in the ballpark of what someone else suggested.
PM me if you'd like to do that.
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Rbiron
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Our laws are of course different then yours but I wouldn't even think of storing them there with the police. There is many more options examples= remove bolts store elsewhere, trigger locks, a cable lock that blocks the bolt , gun safe, rent a storage unit and store cabnet there, store ammo & bolts elsewhere etc.etc.etc. I wouldn't think of storing them with the police or at someone's home it's just not a good idea.
And when not in use they should be well oiled anyway and in a dry cool place.
And when not in use they should be well oiled anyway and in a dry cool place.
And then some!
I was watching a YouTube where a former uk police firearms officer was trying to explain to US Interviewer (it was like he was speaking in tongues)
See Firearms security handbook 2020
You’ll probably struggle to believe it!!
What an absolutely super gesture
markj1
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It's actually ÂŁ94.50 now per rifle per year, and ÂŁ52.00 for a standard ammo box ('50 Cal'). But still great value. I have three rifles stored at the NRA Armoury in Bisley at the moment.
Patterdale Terrier
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Listen to 'ashray'. RFD is the only safe way. Recent experience of a friend says it all. Police seized guns and a very large amount of shotgun and rifle ammunition. On return of the guns, they were found to be damaged and all the ammunition was lost or stolen. He has received compensation for the damage and registered an official complaint. The result of the complaint was in his favour and now he seeks compensation for the lost/stolen 2,000 rounds of assorted ammunition. Happy days.
No inquiry as to where they went?
Royal guardsman jailed for selling ammunition to undercover cop
Former Coldstream Guard Rajon Graham was caught selling bullets to an undercover detective posing as a criminal arms dealer in order to make some extra cash
www.google.com
ÂŁ5.8k for 300 rounds of surplus 9mm... makes
Imagine reporting to your local chief constable you’d “lost” a few hundred rounds let alone a few thousand
deerly departed
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No it wouldn't. My Brattsound was opened in literally minutes. Clearly, even though he was a pro, its not a real barrier to access
Dunwaters
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That did happen.
Some people took fairly creative measures to hang on to their stuff, one guy had his .375 H+H double licensed as a .410 shotgun.
That little deception only came to light when it went to an RFD following his demise.
I think it ended up in Holt’s.
We must store guns in a safe at a nominated address, authorised and known by the police. If the OP is being good he can no longer store / have access to his firearms, none of the above suggestions will apply. Bolts for example are restricted parts so cannot simply be stored elsewhere.
I have heard before, in a case of cancer, the FAC holder kept his guns in his cabinet but all keys were handed to the police for safekeeping. Once treatment was complete and the holder was in a better place the keys were collected.
Don’t know the OP’s situation but it n certain situations the above may be worth exploring.
All it takes is a 4” grinder and any cabinet is accessible in very short order.
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