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Archive: October 2010 (4 Posts)

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U.K. Extradition Arrangements with the U.S. Under Review

Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt

Britain’s coalition government announced in September that, pursuant to a pledge in its Programme for Government,  it is conducting a review of the U.K.’s extradition arrangements.  The review will be led by a retired Law Lord, who  presided over the inquiry into the death of Princess Diana, and two independent lawyers with expertise in extradition …

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OI! YOU THERE: Bobbies and Guns

Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt

In keeping with the firearms theme of the past few weeks, I thought it would be remiss of me to discuss the laws relating to the ownership and possession of firearms by the general public and exclude those under which England’s “Bobbies” (the police) must operate.  It is true that police in England and Wales …

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British Gun Laws – What it Takes to (Lawfully) Own a Gun

Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt

In my previous blog post, I reviewed an unfortunate firearms incident that prompted the use of the mandatory minimum sentencing laws.  I mentioned the stringent laws applying to firearms in Great Britain and thought it would be good to provide a brief overview of the legislation in terms of what exactly is required to lawfully …