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The draft SI has been published now. It looks like it will come in to force on 24 September. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348256871

The Government has now published it’s response to the consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-proposed-legislation

Hi, The Government are running a consultation at the moment about Shotgun licensing. (The subtext being that as always they want to make it more difficult to get one.) It closes on 23 August. This may be of interest to some members. https://www.gov.uk/government/…commendations-for-changes

Just to flag it’s the last day of the consultation today, so if you haven’t responded you have until just before midnight if you would like to. http://www.gov.uk/government/c…icles-in-crime-accessible

Makes you wonder how it ended up under your lawn in the first place… maybe check for a nearby body.

By the way, does anyone know if the Real Outdoors Forum still exists? I thought I would also post this on there, but all I get is a blank screen at the site address.

Today the Government launches its public consultation on banning large knives and machetes and four other anti knife crime measures. The link to the consultation may be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/…cles-proposed-legislation The online survey can be found here...

Yes, parliaments intention was that lock knives would be included in the s139 exemption. Sadly it was poorly worded in the legislation and the Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision that with the current wording lock knives were not covered.

Curiously, the other night, a friend sent me a txt with this link in it. Thought I'd watch it on the IPhone Didn't sleep much after that! http://youtu.be/x4n9vK0_mdk While the rational mind says it's fake.... In the dark listening to the wind in the trees .... Not the best clip...