REMOVE THE LAW to achieve order?
The law permits private citizens to possess certain categories of firearms, provided those who wish to do so meet the criteria intended to protect the public and ensure only those with genuine need, or requirement, a faultless record and who can be deemed not to be a threat or danger to the public are able to acquire guns. None of which prevents criminals from acquiring or having access to them.
Firearms law, as it affects us Guns, is a mish-mash of several Parliamentary Acts, parts of which, in some cases, contradict rather than provide clear guidance. Other than specialist constabularies – MoD, Nuclear Protection, Royal Parks and BTP (who, as I understand it, are only able to issue the appropriate permission to their own firearms authorised officers or similar personnel) - there are 41 constabularies that are able to issue firearms licences/shotgun permits to the general public.
The Home Office guide on firearms licensing law was last revised in April 2016. It is intended to assist consistency of practice between police forces by providing them with comprehensive guidance, and to encourage an understanding among firearms users and the general public of the considerations involved. However, there are 41 chief officers, chief constables or commissioners who are able to interpret the law, and thus decide not only who in their area is allowed to possess firearms but how the process of
