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In the UK, it can take >6 months for the police to issue a firearm certificate. Not because of any lengthy checks.. but because they are inefficient and have l

by Daviey 10y ago

In the UK, it can take >6 months for the police to issue a firearm certificate. Not because of any lengthy checks.. but because they are inefficient and have large backlogs. But.. City of London averages 3-4 days... https://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/10/timetogetshotguncertificate.jpg https://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/up...

tudorw 10y ago
interesting treatment in London, shooting 'clay pigeons' for sport is a past-time of the monied in these parts, I wonder if the fast track city licences are mostly for bankers weekend jollies?
- evgen 10y ago
  Got it in one :) A noob investment banker who is going shooting in the country with a well-heeled client is the motivator, and you also need to understand that the "City of London" is not the London that you are thinking of. The former is a weird holdover from ancient times that is centuries older than the city of London that you visit on vacation. It has its own special laws, and for a long time it had its own police force.
  - vidarh 10y ago
    Well, quite a lot of tourists do visit City because of things like St Pauls and Museum of London. To put it differently: City is one of 33 regions of London (the other 32 are boroughs; City is not a borough), and one of the very smallest. > and for a long time it had its own police force It still does: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/ https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/
rodgerd 10y ago
> but because they are inefficient and have large backlogs. This seems to be true of many things. When I worked in the UK I never ended up with the national health number that you're supposed to get, because I was based in the Black Country and there's essentially an infinite backlog (as in, at my address they were no longer taking applications). A friend applied from the address of his workplace near the City, and had one within a few weeks.

by Daviey 10y ago

tudorw 10y ago

interesting treatment in London, shooting 'clay pigeons' for sport is a past-time of the monied in these parts, I wonder if the fast track city licences are mostly for bankers weekend jollies?

evgen 10y ago
Got it in one :) A noob investment banker who is going shooting in the country with a well-heeled client is the motivator, and you also need to understand that the "City of London" is not the London that you are thinking of. The former is a weird holdover from ancient times that is centuries older than the city of London that you visit on vacation. It has its own special laws, and for a long time it had its own police force.
- vidarh 10y ago
  Well, quite a lot of tourists do visit City because of things like St Pauls and Museum of London. To put it differently: City is one of 33 regions of London (the other 32 are boroughs; City is not a borough), and one of the very smallest. > and for a long time it had its own police force It still does: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/ https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/

rodgerd 10y ago

> but because they are inefficient and have large backlogs. This seems to be true of many things. When I worked in the UK I never ended up with the national health number that you're supposed to get, because I was based in the Black Country and there's essentially an infinite backlog (as in, at my address they were no longer taking applications). A friend applied from the address of his workplace near the City, and had one within a few weeks.