When Pete died the Gun Registry was very quick to write to me and tell me that as Pete was deceased I could not continue to keep his guns on the premises.  To clarify, his guns were only a shotgun to “scare” snakes away (they are protected so you can’t shoot them, yeah right) and a .22 to kill foxes.  I asked a family friend  with a licence to look after them, which he has but I received a call from the local police the other day saying that they were going to be seized as I haven’t done anything about them.  Explaining that I never received any information to that extent, my friend took them into the police station and surrendered them with a large note on them to say that they were not to be destroyed as ownership was being organised.

So now I am off to the police station to organise a form for an application for a gun licence! I have to give a valid reason as to why I need a gun licence.

I am imagining the scenario:-

Me: Hello I want to apply for a gun licence (smiling encouragingly)

Police: You

Me: Yes,  me

Police:  Whaddaya gonna shoot,  love?

Me: Aahhh snakes?

Police:  They’re protected

Me:  Oh right……ahhh bunnies?  Aaaaannnd foxes!

Police:  Bunnies and foxes …………right……

I will let you know how I go!!