UK Subjects Gun Owners to Unannounced Searches

All the more reason to keep your guns unregistered.

Registered gun owners in the United Kingdom are now subject to unannounced visits to their homes under new guidance that allows police to inspect firearms storage without a warrant.

The new policy from the British Home Office went into effect Oct. 15, permitting police and constabularies to conduct surprise home visits to legitimate gun owners.

Comments

[Terc]

Good god almighty.

[ProLifeLibertarian]

Remind me again how western Europe is leading the wave of future.

[Ron]

I thought there was no gun crimes in the UK to begin with so has there been a gun crime spree in England that made people think this required another new bad gun law.

[Charles Easterly]

From the article: "[The Association of Chief Police Officers] is also encouraging tipsters to call a new Crimestoppers hotline to report any concerns they have about the storage of legal firearms."

I don't have to own firearms or live in England to be concerned about the implications here. I hope that the unannounced "inspections" are not similar to the SWAT-type raids I read about which are occurring with greater frequency here in the United States.

[pogi]

My favorite part is when Parliament blows up.

[syzito1]

Elect more Democrats and this will happen here in America.No Democrat should ever be elected above the level of city dog catcher.

[ProLifeLibertarian]

Why is the state involved in catching dogs?