Bad News, "it comes in threes"

[Jeff-7]

I totally disagree since the medical report which is required now for new + renewal certificates there has been a reduction of 90,500 shotguns licence holders in the UK now with licensing potentially going up to £400 it will be the final nail for shooting I was looking at changing my gun which is a high end Browning just before Xmas & the trade in values have plummeted the dealer actually told me they can’t take in guns as nobody is buying guns & his advice was your better off keeping your old

I think the gun trade is not in a good place at the moment. Overly inflated prices , especially in secondhand guns. Sometimes only a couple of hundred quid difference between new and used.
Finance interest rates do not help either, you can buy an expensive tv or pushbike on interest free, yet on a gun the rates are high.
Retail trade of any kind is tough right now but the gun trade needs to have a look at itself.

 

[k80ben]

I totally disagree since the medical report which is required now for new + renewal certificates there has been a reduction of 90,500 shotguns licence holders in the UK now with licensing potentially going up to £400 it will be the final nail for shooting I was looking at changing my gun which is a high end Browning just before Xmas & the trade in values have plummeted the dealer actually told me they can’t take in guns as nobody is buying guns & his advice was your better off keeping your old gun.

I totally disagree since the medical report which is required now for new + renewal certificates there has been a reduction of 90,500 shotguns licence holders in the UK now with licensing potentially going up to £400 it will be the final nail for shooting I was looking at changing my gun which is a high end Browning just before Xmas & the trade in values have plummeted the dealer actually told me they can’t take in guns as nobody is buying guns & his advice was your better off keeping your old gun.

exact opposite around me and all the grounds I go to to. Second hand market is flying and I’m helping clients buy and sell guns nearly every day

 

[vmax1010]

Personally I don't mind the £400 license fee it's less than £100 a year, but the thought of the increase going to fund knife crime is taking the Michael especially as most firearms departments are underfunded leading to a very poor service

 

[chesterse]

So what other area in your life would you roll over and accept a 700% increase in cost for nothing?

 

[Freddypip]

I have no issue paying £400 if is that is the correct amount to manage the licensing system. There are however numerous problems with the government saying that the increase is to fund “knife crime”, not least the implication (which they must be aware of) that shotgun licensing and knife crime are linked. Successive governments have, for some time, worked from sound bites and ignored the need for taxation to have a structure that allows transparent increases & spending. In short, charge what it costs, and sort knife crime out from general taxation.