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The government considers there is no legitimate use for them in the UK.

Britain has imposed an import ban on devices attached to rifles to boost the rate of fire.

So-called bump stocks came under the spotlight after they were used by the gunman in the Las Vegas mass shooting on October 1.

Following a request from the Home Office, the Department for International Trade has banned the import of the accessories into the UK.

Bump stocks increase the rate of fire when fitted to a self-loading rifle.

The Government said they are primarily designed for use with full-bore self-loading rifles, which are already prohibited in the UK and cannot be possessed by civilians.

Officials emphasised that checks carried out by the National Crime Agency have found no record of any bump stocks having been imported, and there is no evidence to suggest they have been used in the UK.

But the ban is being imposed to stop any future supply of the devices from entering the country.

A Government spokeswoman said: "In light of the truly awful Las Vegas shooting, we have taken advice from the police to ensure these devices cannot enter the country.

"There is no legitimate use for them in the UK.

"The UK already has some of the toughest gun laws in the world.

"Whether through import licensing restrictions or the ongoing review of firearm controls, the Government is acting to keep the public safe and weapons out of the hands of those who wish to cause harm."

The import ban, which takes effect immediately, will remain in force while tests take place on the ability of these devices to be used on legally-held firearms.

Figures released last month showed that seizures of guns and related items at UK air, rail and sea ports almost tripled in a year.

Border Force officers seized 110 real and 353 imitation firearms across all modes of transport in 2016-17.

The agency also took possession of 5,849 other "firearms-related" items, including gun parts, pepper sprays and stun weapons.

The haul of 6,312 firearms and associated paraphernalia was a sharp jump compared with 2,299 in the previous 12 months.

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As the text says, these would work on almost no legally held firearms in this country, but I suppose it makes a nice little soundbite for someone somewhere to be seen to be doing something.

These wouldn't work on shotguns, we don't have SLRs/semi-automatic rifles and .22/rimfire pistols wouldn't have the recoil to reset the trigger mechanism even with a bump-stock added.

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And a totally unrelated picture of a pistol for good measure.

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1 hour ago, PCSD said:

As the text says, these would work on almost no legally held firearms in this country, but I suppose it makes a nice little soundbite for someone somewhere to be seen to be doing something.

These wouldn't work on shotguns, we don't have SLRs/semi-automatic rifles and .22/rimfire pistols wouldn't have the recoil to reset the trigger mechanism even with a bump-stock added.

We do have semi auto rifles, albeit only in .22LR. 

More ridiculous scare mongering and alienation of Legal gun owners for absolutely no reason. If you want to save lives you best ban the car before Firearms 

 

 

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It’s easier for the left to constantly blame the actual firearm rather than look at the issues behind the tragedy. Usually it is related to mental health (including terrorism) or with gang violence usually illegally possessed. 

As mentioned, it’s easier to spout soundbites than actually try and understand. I always find it interesting when the media go on about ‘gun control’ in the US and this somehow being a saving grace that no one has ever thought of.

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I would bet that the number of incident involving legally held firearms is minimal. But let’s gloss over that. 

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19 hours ago, Funkywingnut said:

I would bet that the number of incident involving legally held firearms is minimal. But let’s gloss over that. 

To be fair, one shotgun licence holder in our force decided to stop at the pub on the way home yesterday and came out an hour later to find his two over-unders gone along with a few shells. Be interesting to see if he keeps his certificate and how long it is before they're recovered following a discharge. 

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25 minutes ago, PCSD said:

To be fair, one shotgun licence holder in our force decided to stop at the pub on the way home yesterday and came out an hour later to find his two over-unders gone along with a few shells. Be interesting to see if he keeps his certificate and how long it is before they're recovered following a discharge. 

I doubt he will keep his certificate, that said he should have rendered them inoperable by removing the forend