apparently in their case, putting weapons beyond reach, means putting them inthe attic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7675390.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7675390.stm)
80 recovered guns 'linked to UVF'
More than 80 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been found by police in a loyalist area of Belfast.
Police officers went to the Ballysillan area of north Belfast to investigate the death of a man at the weekend. It is believed he took his own life.
In follow-up searches of his house, more than 70 guns - mostly handguns - and ammunition were discovered.
About 10 more guns were seized from a nearby lock-up premises. The guns are thought to be linked to the UVF.
All the weapons have been removed for examination and police inquiries.
The UVF announced last year that it was putting its weapons beyond reach.
BBC Northern Ireland security correspondent Vincent Kearney said UVF sources could not confirm the weapons belonged to the organisation.
Billy Hutchinson, a member of the PUP who has represented the UVF at meetings with the international decommissioning body, said he hoped to make a full statement later.
Senior UDA sources have said the weapons do not belong to them.
Surprising??
they are as good at hiding things as they are at making bombs (inc pipe bombs)
Quote from: An Fear Rua on October 17, 2008, 11:58:18 AM
apparently in their case, putting weapons beyond reach, means putting them inthe attic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7675390.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7675390.stm)
80 recovered guns 'linked to UVF'
More than 80 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been found by police in a loyalist area of Belfast.
Police officers went to the Ballysillan area of north Belfast to investigate the death of a man at the weekend. It is believed he took his own life.
In follow-up searches of his house, more than 70 guns - mostly handguns - and ammunition were discovered.
About 10 more guns were seized from a nearby lock-up premises. The guns are thought to be linked to the UVF.
All the weapons have been removed for examination and police inquiries.
The UVF announced last year that it was putting its weapons beyond reach.
BBC Northern Ireland security correspondent Vincent Kearney said UVF sources could not confirm the weapons belonged to the organisation.
Billy Hutchinson, a member of the PUP who has represented the UVF at meetings with the international decommissioning body, said he hoped to make a full statement later.
Senior UDA sources have said the weapons do not belong to them.
Why dont they just arrest the senior UDA sources on the grounds of holding illegal weapons?
Quote from: Orior on October 17, 2008, 12:16:48 PM
Why dont they just arrest the senior UDA sources on the grounds of holding illegal weapons?
sure if they arrested all these people, who would they make the grant cheques out to?
Quote from: An Fear Rua on October 17, 2008, 11:58:18 AM
Senior UDA sources have said the weapons do not belong to them.
Damn straight, they are the peoples guns :D
80 guns??? that's 79 more than I ever imagined that they would have. it begs the question, what will they hand over when they eventually have to decomission???? a few baseball bats?
As for the pipe bomb quip: I seem to remember, in the news, a member of that organisation trying to hurl a homemade pipe bomb , many years ago, only for it to go off in his hand. Shortly afterwards graffitti appeared ...'one hand commandoes'
:-*
The UVF will issue a statement soon saying that the guns were being stored there as they were about to make a statement on decomissioning. Wait and see.