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Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:34 pm
by fra150l
Last year I had a one-for-one variation take 5 months with Hampshire.
Last week I submitted another one-for-one and I just received it back completed
..... Speechless!!
Perhaps things are improving with Hampshire
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:41 am
by saddler
A stopped clock tells the correct time twice a day!
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:43 pm
by Maggot
No, I had the same. They are currently going down the electronic route by all accounts so things should work better long term.
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:56 am
by Dellboy
essex did a one for one in 5 days last year
normal variation 16 weeks
new ticket 14 months
work that out
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:10 pm
by joe
They should get rid of the variation system and just make fac's like section 2 SGC's
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:17 pm
by Kungfugerbil
joe wrote:They should get rid of the variation system and just make fac's like section 2 SGC's
Never going to happen. We will only ever see increasing scrutiny and control.
I've mentioned before, but a couple of times I've done variations on the spot - once at the Northern shooting show and once at police HQ - which proves it can be done. Everything else is just admin...
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:18 pm
by Rockhopper
They should let RFD's handle one-for-ones.
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:00 pm
by Racalman
I proposed this in my response to the consultation on firearms laws.
At the initial grant, an FAC should permit the holder to possess a number of firearms (say, 5) of a calibre appropriate to their good reason.
The holder can then buy and sell as they wish up to their maximum holding without requiring a variation. Each transaction would be recorded on the FAC and notified to the FLD.
A variation would only then be needed to increase the maximum holding.
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:09 pm
by joe
Kungfugerbil wrote:joe wrote:They should get rid of the variation system and just make fac's like section 2 SGC's
Never going to happen. We will only ever see increasing scrutiny and control.
I've mentioned before, but a couple of times I've done variations on the spot - once at the Northern shooting show and once at police HQ - which proves it can be done. Everything else is just admin...
Because the sheep are stupid !
Yet with an SGC I can stock up any amount of shotguns that I can put in my safe
shotguns can Are just as lethal prob even more lethal then other firearms
Rant over
Re: Speechless from Hampshire - Variation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:32 pm
by bnz41
Dellboy wrote:essex did a one for one in 5 days last year
normal variation 16 weeks
new ticket 14 months
work that out
5 days you were lucky, One for one will now run into the 4th week and it's the same calibre I'm requesting, what a shambles.