Thread: B Cat Safe.... info required please.

@Houdielbow

Your Inspector and maybe the AO are likely to be stepping outside the bounds of the Arms act and it's Regulations.

No the Licencing Inspect cannot ask to see or record any firearm that is not subject to an Endorsement.

Unless you agree to this it's simply none of his business.

I have only ever been required to show my security and my endorsed firearms.

I've held several endorsements since the late 1980's and have never heard of, or been subjected to, "Annual Security Checks" for any Endorsement.

Having held several endorsements for decades I have never had inspections of my security except for when I first applied for the endorsements, and at the Ten Yearly renewals.

They never even bothered to re-inspect my security part way through a ten year licencing cycle when I notified them of a change of address.

I do understand that a "Police Officer" can ask to inspect your security at anytime they choose too.

I have known some people that have had surprise visits like this for good reason, however I have never.

I have never been asked to show an Engineers Certificate for my "Strong Box", however it is quite obvious that it complies with the regulations being a fully welded 25mm Steel box.

Politely ask the Inspector to show you in the Inspection Audit Papers or the Arms act and it's Regulations where your safe does not comply.

And yes your Safe needs to be "Secured to Two Surfaces" even if the 10mm coach screw is only screwed into dry wall.

So secure your safe to two different surfaces, give him the engineers certificate that Mikee gave you and then stand your ground and tell him "See you at our next licence renewal".

My bet is the Inspector will back down.

Cheers
Pete