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Post by garcsecretary on Oct 31, 2023 22:27:44 GMT
We were recently visited by the police (not the band! ) on the 27th September as part of their annual inspection. I just wanted to make everyone aware that they are becoming a lot more strict about managing us as a club and on the conditions put onto people's licences. Chris and I are getting contacted weekly to check if licence holders who have said they are members of GARC are still members and importantly attend regularly. There is a risk that licences start to be revoked when they are renewed, and that is definitely worse than not being able to hit anything! Cheers Nick
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Post by dodmcknight on Nov 1, 2023 11:41:26 GMT
Thanks for the update Nick.
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Post by Bri M on Nov 1, 2023 12:09:58 GMT
It's probably not a stretch to think that we've got some members who joined up purely to help obtain an AWL and have little to no interest in GARC activities.
They may think that they'll be safe for the five year life of their AWL but, with the Police getting stricter on all things AG, how long before they request random attendance checks on members whose AWL conditions are centred on shooting with GARC?
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Post by Who? on Nov 7, 2023 0:43:12 GMT
It's probably not a stretch to think that we've got some members who joined up purely to help obtain an AWL and have little to no interest in GARC activities. They may think that they'll be safe for the five year life of their AWL but, with the Police getting stricter on all things AG, how long before they request random attendance checks on members whose AWL conditions are centred on shooting with GARC? Don’t get my started! Having dealt previously with the police on this subject there’s a lot of history, and its changes are frequent and rarely linear.
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Post by garcsecretary on Nov 7, 2023 20:20:25 GMT
It's probably not a stretch to think that we've got some members who joined up purely to help obtain an AWL and have little to no interest in GARC activities. They may think that they'll be safe for the five year life of their AWL but, with the Police getting stricter on all things AG, how long before they request random attendance checks on members whose AWL conditions are centred on shooting with GARC? Honestly, that is already happening and they do tend to ask about attendance (although not all the firearms officers).
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