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[Nickbat]

This story has been setting the blogosphere on fire of late.

Apparently, this took place in Reigate, Surrey:

"Mr Clarke found a discarded shotgun and - rather than blagging a bank, or shootin' up some boyz in da 'hood - decided that he should hand it in at the local police station.

After all, possession of an unlicensed firearm is an offence, innit?

Oh yes. It is. But, unfortunately for Paul, it's a 'Strict Liability' offence. Remember them? No excuses."

He faces a minimum of 5 years when he is sentenced on 11 December.

Check out the two blog entries here:

First this one:

http://constantlyfurious.blogspot.com/2009/11/beyond-belief-really.html

Then this one:

http://constantlyfurious.blogspot.com/2009/11/paulclarke-after-storm.html

On the surface, it does seem quite wrong to me. :-/

Caution: NWS language.

[Kevin Wood]

Begs the question of what he should have done, assuming this is as reported? Mind his own business and leave it be, I guess.

We have a nanny state to look after things that we can't be trusted with, after all.

Kevin

[jerry]

As some of the bloggers stated, we dont know all the facts about this,BUT, on the face of it, regardless of the rather "silly" (as bloggers called it) decision to take the gun to the police rather than call them to the scene , how he can then be arrested, tried and sentenced without anyone applying any common sense is way beyond comprehension even from our justice system. More to this than meets the eye methinks...... :-/

[Banjax]

seems a bit odd to me this, why didn't he just call the police and let them deal with it? unless he wanted an excuse for his prints being on the gun?

the guys either a criminal or a complete idiot with little or no common sense, who the hell walks into a police station with a sawn-off shotgun unannounced - what was he expecting? a ticker tape parade through the streets for his heroism? 

[BigAl]

I remember recently reading about a member of the public who found a gun, called the police and was told to take it to his local station !

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

I remember recently reading about a member of the public who found a gun, called the police and was told to take it to his local station !

But in this instance, at least the incident would be recorded.