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UK Police Budget Cuts Curb Home Visits for Storage, Background Checks
8 February 2011
BBC News
Gun licence regulations could be relaxed by police in parts of eastern England to save money.
Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire police plan to scrap blanket home visits, with people renewing licences on the phone.
In Essex police are considering carrying out gun licence renewals by post.
The Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers said the steps were against the guideline of a home visit every five years.
David Guest, who lives in Hertfordshire and has... (GunPolicy.org)