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In statements this week, the Home Secretary has said that:

“I will shortly consult on a way forward to allow genuine curators to collect legitimate firearms while giving the police and other enforcement agencies the powers they need to get black market firearms off our streets.”

She further said:

“Before 1995 the standards for de-activating guns were less stringent than those that currently apply. The police tell me that these pre 1995 weapons are turning up more and more in gun related crime and I want to address these concerns to effectively eliminate the threat from our streets”.

We wish to re-assure GTA Members that the GTA is already in touch with the Home Office and is making representations on your behalf. As and when we are in possession of firm information as to the Home Secretary's intentions we will notify the Membership.

In January 2008, the Home Secretary said:

“I will shortly consult on a way forward to allow genuine curators to collect legitimate firearms while giving the police and other enforcement agencies the powers they need to get black market firearms off our streets.”
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“Before 1995 the standards for de-activating guns were less stringent than those that currently apply. The police tell me that these pre 1995 weapons are turning up more and more in gun related crime and I want to address these concerns to effectively eliminate the threat from our streets”.

We are expecting formal consultation on the question of de-activated firearms and we understand this will be within the next month or so. We wish to re-assure GTA Members that the GTA is in regular touch with the Home Office and is making representations on your behalf.

A big thank you to all the exhibitors who attended IWA 2008, on and off the British Pavilion. Because of your co-operation we were able to utilise our key event funding, from UKTI, to distribute a variety of promotional material which enhanced your participation at the most important exhibition in our industry.

Thank you also to our Members, who visited the GTA stand during the exhibition, some of you with specific issues to discuss, and some of you who just wanted to say hello. A full report on the exhibition will be available on the GTA (Exhibitions) Ltd website and will also appear in the next edition of your Newsletter.

Please note:
A Statutory Instrument regarding ‘swords with curved blades…’ comes into force on 6^th April.
Please click the link below to read this document on the website of the Office of Public Sector Information.

Thank you to all those Members who have completed and returned their 2008 Questionnaire. The information you provided enables us to keep our records up to date and helps us to serve you better. We will also be using this data to produce a 'Members Contact List' and hope to distribute this with your next Newsletter.

Unfortunately, this list may not be complete as a few Members have not returned their Questionnaire and we are not allowed to distribute contact information, even to other members, without written consent.

If you've simply forgotten to complete your Questionnaire we'd be very grateful if you could do so now and return it to the office by post or fax. If your original has gone missing you may download a blank copy by clicking the picture on the right and then either fax or post the completed document (details on the 'Contact Us' page). Alternatively, please call the office and we will send you a copy of your original, partially completed form.

Thank you.