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A gamekeeper admits illegally keeping wild birds at allotments in County Durham.
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It is an offence under section 21 of the Firearms Act of 1968 as amended, for anyone convicted of a criminal offence, to handle, possess, or shoot a firearm and ammunition (this includes Air Guns). If the sentence was for more than three years the prohibition is for life; if less than three years the prohibition is for 5 years.
Be interested to know that. Think, although not absolutely certain, that keeping the licence depends on the crime in question. I'm thinking along the lines of if the crime in question is at all related to mental capacity. You'd get a criminal record for plenty of things, for example motoring offences that are just plain breaking the law! If some form of mental illness such as depression was stated as the reason why the crime was committed, that would probably mean mental instability to a judge or magistrate. Mental instability and guns do not mix in the eyes of the law. Being an a**h***, such as this gamekeeper, I wouldn't say be just cause for him to lose his licence, but unless he has some kind of mental disorder that means he's not responsible for his own actions, then it shouldn't be yanked off him pronto.
Can someone in Durham please forward his details to the local firearms officer - let's make sure this guy gets justice. It's all in the public domain so it's not underhand.
I'd imagine he'd plea he'd lose his livelyhood if his certificate was revoked.
Jonathan
Good thing too, and he can always go and retrain as a car park car washer or shelf-stacker. Or perhaps dunnikin diver would be more appropriate.
John
You don't get a criminal record for motoring offences. Just as well or nobody in UK would be employable.
John
If you have been in prison for it, then you would do. There are a few that wouldn't get a record, but depends on the seriousness of the offence. Should have put some motoring offences in my previous post