Reply to post: Re: "no requirement of 'registration' for deactivated firearms"

UK Home Office: We will register thousands of deactivated firearms with no database

Friday 8th November 2019 15:28 GMT Imhotep

Re: "no requirement of 'registration' for deactivated firearms"

Seeking enlightenment, since I am thoroughly ignorant on the subject.

If a firearm has been deactivated in that way, why the need to track it?

I don't see what practical purpose this serves?

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