smithie 2,429 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 http://www.itv.com/news/2017-07-03/79-guns-recovered-from-vehicle-heading-for-britain/ About 2 weeks ago police found another gun's in Yorkshire. I wonder how many are out on the streets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,638 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Pretty sure they're blank firing pistols. Not even sure you need a license for them tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,782 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,782 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Polish nationals smuggling them in,just use the excuse this guy gave and get a slap on the wrist.... A Polish national who seen by police carrying a lethal looking pistol down a busy high street told stunned police officers he had no idea it was illegal to carry guns in Britain. Oskar Kuczys, 26, was spotted by two Staffordshire Police officers holding a weapon as he strolled through Hanley town centre last month. They cautiously approached him, but when asked about the gun, Kuczys appeared surprised and said he did not realise he was doing anything wrong. A firearms specialist was called to the scene and confirmed that the pistol was a gas powered BB gun. Kuczys, who had only been in Britain for six months, told police he had bought the gun earlier that day and had been assured he did not need a firearms licence. He said he had been out for a drink and forgot he was carrying the weapon, but did not think he was doing anything illegal. Police arrested him and he was charged with possessing an imitation firearm in a public place. He appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, where prosecutor Steve Knowles explained how two police officers had spotted him carrying a gun along a busy street. He said: “Both officers approached him. One of them asked him for the gun and it was handed over. A firearms officer who was called to the scene checked the gun and made sure it was safe.” Kuczys, of Shelton, Staffs, admitted that he had been drunk when he was carrying the weapon. Robert Glenn, defending, claimed it was a cultural misunderstanding as he was used to carrying firearms in Poland. Mr Glenn said: “My client was fully compliant with the police. He had bought the gun that day. Unfortunately he has only been in the United Kingdom for six months and did not realise he could not go out in public with a gun. “He did not even realise he had left the house with the gun, after taking it home after he had bought it. This offence was committed out of naivety.” He added that Kuczys was a young man of good character, with no previous convictions. Kuczys was given a two year conditional discharge and pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm in the public place and was slapped with a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tilimangro 1,013 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 f***ing hell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neobliviscaris1776 1,998 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 What's a victim surcharge? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave88 1,565 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 What's a victim surcharge? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_surcharge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,782 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 What's a victim surcharge? Tea and biscuit money for the courtroom staff so they don't have to dip into the petty-cash,victim surcharge just another way for for the "justice" system to extort a little more cash 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neobliviscaris1776 1,998 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 What a joke. Tea and biscuit fund, that's brilliant ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,782 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Are they real guns or bb guns ? Plod describe them as....................The 79 "viable" weapons...................whats viable,maybe means they can be rechambered for a realistic calibre? http://www.alfa-proj.cz/en/products/firearms/unlicensed-arms/flobert-guns/flobert-guns-6-mm-me-flobert-4-mm-randz/ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 These were pretty popular in Manchester, and Merseyside, for a while... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,782 Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 These were pretty popular in Manchester, and Merseyside, for a while... I remember the brococks,a friend of mine was in Feltham young offenders with asher d of so solid crew who was there for possession of a re-chambered brocock,apparently while he adopted the gangster persona on the streets he was quite scared inside I bet he never rapped about that 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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