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  1. In Topic: Man jailed after explosives found in shed

    14 April 2012 - 01:48 PM

    View Postwhoof, on 14 April 2012 - 12:47 PM, said:

    It could have just been ingredients, AP OR AN can be considered explosives in their own right

    It would be useful to know more more about the circumstances but i suspect that Reporters ar restricted in what they can say.
    One of the reasons you sometimes see silly mixtures on Mcguyver etc is that regs forbid publishing viable recipies.


    There is anti Terror legislation designed to prohibit the gathering or making of information that may be of use to a terrorist. Interestingly the legislation can also be used in circumstances where there is no evidence of actual terrorist activity. This is an extract from the English/Welsh Crown Prosecutors guide -

    This legislation also deals with:
    collection or making a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, or possession of a document or record containing information of that kind ("record" includes a photographic or electronic record). (This provision is used to prosecute individuals in possession of "bomb-making" or "anarchist" manuals, even if there is no evidence of actual or intended terrorist activity.)

  2. In Topic: Man jailed after explosives found in shed

    13 April 2012 - 07:20 PM

    [quote name='PyroPDC' timestamp='1334337908' post='76425']
    who's to say it wasnt bp he was making.

    personal i would like to know more about these cases and circumstances behind them. because what the reporter calls high explosives may just be bp.

    was this related to fireworks or not ?it really makes me wonder even the small scale 100g is going to get people in trouble

    Only if that process of manufacture is outside of the current ( or potentially amended ) remit of MSER 2005 or if the <100g article is used or abused elsewhere in circumstances that would ammount to an offence under the 1883 Act.

    There really is nothing to worry about if the legislation is adhered to.

  3. In Topic: Man jailed after explosives found in shed

    13 April 2012 - 07:07 PM

    View Postmaxman, on 13 April 2012 - 05:49 PM, said:

    It looks like if you've got 100g or not, just keeping the chems can get you into trouble! "While there was no malicious intent in Leonard's actions he must accept that he put the safety of his own family" So section 4 applies here???

    Maxman



    Please remember that for offences under Section 4 one of the tests for the prosecution is not the proving of "malicious intent" but proving possession in "suspicious circumstances". The latter term has a far broader interpretation in law and is easier to evidence.

  4. In Topic: Man caught making explosives (US)

    12 April 2012 - 08:50 PM

    View Postfruitfulsteve, on 12 April 2012 - 08:34 PM, said:

    Again well done Danny.
    With the AGM only weeks away, perhaps a 'SHORT' Q&A might be a good idea (assuming Danny or someone with similar legal knowledge is going to be attending).
    As i'm sure most of you know i'm not one for namby pamby legislation, but making pyro devices in a block of flats ?? this guy is clearly a bit of an idiot or very misguided. Either way a site/house survey carried out by the 'small manufacturing officer' would have avoided this situation.

    Sadly I wont be attending the AGM this year.
    However, as always I will be happy to answer questions either openly on the forum or by PM - assuming that I have the answers!


  5. In Topic: Man caught making explosives (US)

    12 April 2012 - 08:44 PM

    View Postdr thrust, on 12 April 2012 - 08:06 PM, said:

    :) yes thanks Danny, for taking the time to answer everybody's questions, and you've got an amazing mastery of the law.

    Thank you

    who's to say that the chap in question drew attention to himself, he only got caught, because some "person" found footage on an old hard drive of rockets and smoke bombs from maybe a year or two beforehand, next mintue his doors been flopped in
    Just to add a bit more balance to this - I would imagine that in addition to the evidence from the hard drive that there may have been supporting information such as intelligence reports relating to suspicious or anti social behaviour. Also we know nothing of the offenders previous conduct. It may be the case that he has had other convictions or cautions for similar matters. Sadly the media appear to be driven by sensationalism rather than accuracy and this is what leads the public to occasionally make incorrect assumptions about how a case has been dealt with.