The rules are set by the Home Office in Westminster, London, however the Police are free so set conditions and it's this way they fiddle things and make the rules as they go along. Conditions are almost impossible to challange and most make no sense at all. For instance I have 4 rifles chambered for the 270 Winchester cartridge they are:-
BSA CF2 Stutzen
BSA Majestic featherweight deluxe
BSA Monarch 1st pattern x2
The reason I have two Monarchs of the same pattern is I picked the first one up in poor condition dirt cheap (like $45 US) then a couple of years later I was offered an identical model in very good condition that even had the iron sights still on it and the fore sight hood. I paid the princly sum of about $190 US for this one
. Now the Police say I can shoot rifle serial number ***** in 270 but not the others
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I asked them if the other rifles are more dangerous they just said no and that was that!
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The pistol ban showed it to be a farce as they forgot to mentio long barreled pitols so these are still legal. The Polcie and the idiots who drafted the legislation obviously didn't know about long range pistol shooting
trouble is our legal pistols are illegal in the US due to be too long and then classed as a rifle? There are weird laws everywhere and not only to do with guns.
9x21mm came about to get around laws banning Military ammo and guns that chambered it in Europe. Oh Silencers are legal here but are more accurately called Sound Moderators, you need permission on your licence to buy and own one but they cannot really say no especially if you stalk Deer of do Foxing. Even for target shooting they cannot really refuse as it's a health and safety issue to proetect hearign and reduce noise pollution
The police didn't like this but got told in no uncertain words that's the way it is by the Home Office! So far I only have a sound moderator on a .22 LR for pest control but will be putting in for a full bore one soon.