Thread: How to immobilise old fiream to create safe wall hanging

Originally Posted by inglishill

I am confused, if there is no legislation that specifically deals with the subject then there is no 'deactivation'. There is, as you say, no law for it. How can you then argue 'I have been threatened with prosecution in the past, but they never followed through because they knew I was doing it correctly"?

​How can you do it 'correctly' if there is no legislation to guide you?

Police sent me a letter telling me to stop doing it or they would prosecute me. I ignored the letter as I knew what I was doing did not constitute any offence. The letter was over 20 years ago and I haven't heard from them yet.

I don't need legislation to "guide me" as I read and understand English quite well and make the effort to keep familiar with the law. Legislation does not tell you what you can do, it only tells you what you can't do, and is required to be quite specific and written in "plain English". There is nothing in the law about modifying a firearm to such an extent that it is no longer able to be considered a "firearm" as defined by law. Once it is a non-firearm then possession is not covered by the provisions of the Arms Act or Arms Regulations. You have realise that the law works both ways, a fact that Police have been known to overlook in the past with some of their policies.