Hot Fuzz
Was it a real AK-47? Did he shoot with it? I can't really remember. Maybe it was a fake one?
I love that movie lol. Yeah it didn't look too "real" to me. It kinda looked non-metallic, but then again I've been shown to be an idiot, so that could have something to do with my belief.
You can hold anything with the correct licence apart from these exceptions.
1. Any weapon that will discharge more than one projectile with a single press of the trigger (i.e. semi-automatic). (1968.)
2. Rocket launchers and mortars. (1968.)
3. Smooth bore revolvers. (1968.)
4. Pump action shotguns (more than 2 shells) (1968.)
5. Sawn off shotguns (1988.)
6. Any handgun of less than 12 inches in length (except air etc) (1997.)
There are various exemptions to number 6 such as being allowed muzzle loaded weapons.
You end up with guns like this with a flimsy extension piece to make them over 12 inches.
This seems to cover most guns I guess. Because this now rules out shotguns and basic handguns (except for the awesome one you exampled in that picture
), this also rules out the AK and M16 etc etc, any smgs as well. So you're left with just single shot rifles? Mausers and M1 Garands all around! :lol:
Of course there now appears to be loads of illegal weapons flooding the country on the back of the culture of many of our new immigrants who have contacts in their old countries to enable them to obtain such weapons which they seem to be easily smuggled into the country.
So people who come from (the US for example) with a deagle in their suitcase, can fly past customs claiming that since the US allows for the possession of handguns, its ok?
So basically, if I understood this right, regarding the TG caravan episode, the following logic plays out:
1. It is illegal for a civilian to own an AK-47.
2. It is legal for movie and TV shows to use AK-47s providing a license is obtained.
3. Clarkson's AK-47 was fake -> goto X
4. Clarkson's AK-47 was real, and #2 is held -> goto X
6. Clarkson's AK-47 was real, and was his own rifle (violating rule 1) -> goto Y
X. It was legal, it was all good and fun, no problems.
Y. It was illegal.
I personally don't care to flood the BBC with emails going "ZOMG THTA WSA ILLEGALZ0RZ!!!!11!!!" because I'm not anal-retentive. I'm just curious (and bored as viper can tell you
).
Thanks all, especially peter, for explaining that.