Police nicked my airguns
22 July 2026
Devon & Cornwall Police not only seized airgunner Tim Newcombe’s rifles and pistols, they are threatening to destroy them, even though they are Tim’s property.
Lewis Dedman returned home after an argument with his wife to find a police car in his driveway. Kent police had come for his guns. 12 months on and Lewis, a professional pest controller, is still with his wife – in fact they are expecting a second child – but he is still without his rifles and shotguns, worth £15-20K. He has lost permissions and a big part of his income – and now he’s in a Catch-22 where he can’t get the psychiatric report he needs because the medical profession turn him away when they hear it’s about guns.
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