Jim Yanik wrote:

"Keith Willshaw" wrote in
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"Jim Yanik" wrote in message
SNIP
Yep he was a loner who had been thrown out of his local
gun club and the TA (equivalent to national guard)

Keith




Wouldn't that have resulted in the confiscation of his guns and permits? I
also thought handguns had to be 'safe stored' in secure facilities like a
gun club,in UK.



Using NZ as an example...
Individual gun owners can keep their firearms in their own home (in an
approved safe). The police (or suitable civilian) actually come round
and check your security arrangements. The weapon must be in the safe,
except when it is in transit to/from: a pistol club, a shooting event, a
gunsmith, the police..... during which time it must be kept in a secure
container at all times ... with a few exceptions.. like cleaning,
shooting at a range, examination by a suitable person.

Getting the boot from your gun club means that you shouldn't be able to
accumulate the required number of visits (but the police only check that
out annually... they don't worry about your day to day habits, just that
you attend at least 12 "club days" a year).

Unless the club actually tells the police that the individual has been
kicked out of their club the police won't know (and the individual could
join another club...).

The police would only be in a position to start proceedings to cancel
the individual's pistol licence if the club tell them that they no
longer believe that they are a suitable person to have a licence... and
the police will then have fun carrying through the cancellation of the
licence. Much easier to just step in if they fail to attend the required
number of club days (easier to prove the case).

Note that they won't seize the guns... the person will be given time to
dispose of them.