Thought they learnt widow was out of Harpenden house from social media
One never knows who is watching
Thats why we in this house dont "do" social media Christel.
Its amazing how people detail their lives, sometimes minute by minute on Stalkerbook then moan when they get turned over and their 60" 3D telly which they told everyone about on there gets nicked while they are on holiday (which they also told everyone about)
You can't tell some people, a club member posts pictures of him shooting at Bisley shows face on Twitter/facebook, carries several gun slips shooting mat, bags with ammo/mags from the house to there car in plain view. I & others have said be a bit more careful, reply why should I it's all legal.
I do not do twatter/arsebook either, very careful loading unloading my shooting stuff, or being followed.
A firearm certificate is conditioned to require that “firearms to which a certificate relates must be stored securely at all times so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, access to them by unauthorised persons.”
Which means the FAC holder is required to take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access. For example, in the event of a burglary at the FAC holder’s home if it can be found that he or she contributed to the theft by leaving the cabinet keys where they can be found, then this could lead to revocation.
The same also – whether or not a burglary takes place - applies to instances where, for example, someone has posted a photo of their FAC showing the home address online as this could contribute to a burglary.
Beyond this, every instance is different but if you post pictures of yourself with your firearms on social media and someone can then search to work out your location then this is obviously unwise at best. Depending on the individual situation, carelessness on social media could lead to revocation as a breach of the conditions of your FAC as above as it could compromise your personal safety and security of the firearms.
bnz41 wrote:You can't tell some people, a club member posts pictures of him shooting at Bisley shows face on Twitter/facebook, carries several gun slips shooting mat, bags with ammo/mags from the house to there car in plain view. I & others have said be a bit more careful, reply why should I it's all legal.
I do not do twatter/arsebook either, very careful loading unloading my shooting stuff, or being followed.
Damn right, I'm bordering on paranoia even taking the fishing gear to the car in case anyone is watching and I can reverse the car to the storage area so only have to move the gear 4 ft
Bugger! I just told everyone I go fishing as well
This could be argued the need to have a pistol strapped to your hip when transporting firearms ! Abit extreme but another route to get pistols back to section one
joe wrote:This could be argued the need to have a pistol strapped to your hip when transporting firearms ! Abit extreme but another route to get pistols back to section one
I am always careful, our range is in a secluded area of a small industrial estate and depending on what time you go, you can be pretty isolated. I always scan the area before getting out of car or leaving the club. Like wise, I never go in to supermarkets or shops when travelling with guns and ammo but do go into fuel stations, keeping the car in sight.
Another thing to watch out for is cameras that take pictures with embedded GPS data.
For example, a guy on another forum posted pictures of his firearms. The pictures were taken with an boing with the GPS switched on.
The place where he took the pictures was an office, and it was clear from the pictures that this place was the same place where the guns were stored.
I downloaded the pictures he posted, checked the metadata and found the location of that office. He was quite shocked when I sent him a message advising him I had his address and was it convenient for me to come get the guns the next weekend?
I was joking of course, but he got the hint and stopped taking pictures with the GPS enabled!
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