It struck me that we had so many pictures from the work we all did to build the Geoffrey Place Range that it might be an idea to use some of them in a brief history – so here it is ! It’s also interesting to see that when the range closed, it marked the end on over a century of target shooting in Parkgate.
See –
“The Rise and Fall of the Dive.”
Yearly Archives: 2020
Deactivated Firearms Guidance
The latest (last!?) EU legislation on deactivated firearms is complex and confusing, but the Deactivated Weapons Association (DWA) has put together a guide to what should be notified and when – see the tables at the bottom of this page.)
We may be officially “out” of the EU, but we’re still in the transition period sat the moment (18/2/20) and this particular law was enacted before we left.
You’ll note that the “who” to notify hasn’t been included, but now that’s been made (nearly) clear at – Deactivatedfirearmsnotifications@homeoffice.gov.uk
You should use the forms provided at – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/circular-0102019-firearms-regulations-2019-and-the-firearms-amendment-no2-rules-2019
What possible way this can enhance public safety is – to say the least – questionable, but it prevents the UK having to pay a massive fine to the EU if they haven’t “done something” to comply.
This is the very least they could do to comply with the legislation and still avoid that fine.
| Possession | ||
| Type of Deactivation? | Notify? | When to Notify? |
| UK legacy specifications deactivated prior to 7th April 2016 | No | N/A |
| 2010 UK Specification (for firearms outside the scope of the EU Regulation – mortars, flare pistols, launchers, etc.) deactivated from 8th April 2016 | No | N/A |
| EU Regulation 2015/2403 (EU Spec 1) deactivated from 8th April 2016 to 27th June 2018 | Yes | BUT Not before March 14th 2021 |
| EU Regulation 2018/337 (EU Spec 2) deactivated from 28th June 2018 to 13th September 2018 | Yes | March 14th 2021 if taken into your possession by 13/09/18 or from now if taken into your possession on or after 14/09/18 |
| EU Regulation 2018/337 (EU Spec 2) deactivated from 14th September 2018 | Yes | Now |
| Transfer (for more than 14 days) | ||
| Type of Deactivation? | Notify? | When to Notify? |
| UK legacy specifications deactivated prior to 7th April 2016 | No | N/A |
| 2010 UK Specification (for firearms outside the scope of the EU Regulation – mortars, flare pistols, launchers, etc.) deactivated from 8th April 2016 | No | N/A |
| EU Regulation 2015/2403 (EU Spec 1) deactivated from 8th April 2016 to 27th June 2018 | No | N/A |
| EU Regulation 2018/337 (EU Spec 2) deactivated from 28th June 2018 to 13th September 2018 | Yes | From now upon sale/transfer |
| EU Regulation 2018/337 (EU Spec 2) deactivated from 14th September 2018 | Yes | From now upon sale/transfer |