2aguy
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So, this guy has been legally using these guns for 16 years...and then he buys property in Britain...and they confiscate his guns...what morons...
Gun owner at Britain s most remote pub has guns confiscated
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Gun owner at Britain s most remote pub has guns confiscated
However, since he is now a full-time UK resident, the guns are illegally owned and will now be disposed of.
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It is a hunting tradition, and in my case a family tradition as well, that you hand your hunting rifle down to your son, and my father is dying,” said Robinet in court this week following the verdict.
Local police, acting on information of the illegal guns, raided his home while he was away in a search for the contraband. Ironically, officials admit that Robinet had complied with European Union and UK laws in earlier years when he visited on his hunting trips, with the guns just becoming illegal once he took possession of the pub.
The UK has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world, with a near blanket prohibition on all handguns since 1997. However, many in the country are eager to see that change.
Criminals, on the other hand, still seem to be able to acquire guns by a variety of means. On a number of occasions in recent years, criminals have used antique guns, converted blank-firing pistols, homemade weapons and modern guns smuggled into the country to commit crimes.