Idiot royalmail at it again.

pawsies

pickpocketlocket wrote: »

So you are agreeing that the boards are not "clogged" with complaints about RM? Only a simple yes or no answer is required!

Way to go off topic.

On topic: It would be crazy to allow firearms to be posted through royal mail. Although saying that I wonder if knives can be sent through royal mail.
Either way it only takes one instance of the package being left unattended before someone could nick and cause serious damage to others. That is never worth the risk.

pickpocketlocket

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

No.

They are clogged with RM complaints. This one, for example.

And clogged with complaints about Yodel. And probably all delivery companies. Take out the RM and other delivery company complaints and this board in particular would be mostly caterpillars in salad bags and the odd dodgy builder.


And people who could start an argument in an empty room........

You do understand what "clogged" means, don't you? It means that there are lots of complaints, that the board is overrun with them. Clogged does not mean one, yes? :rotfl:

And people who are unable to admit they don't know what they are talking about ...

giraffe69

And people who are unable to admit they don't know what they are talking about

And people who go on and on about such a point are reaching new levels of tedium

Andy_L

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

[sigh]
And calling RM idiots for having the common sense to stop doing it is daft. It needs a specialist courier. One that specialises in secure transit.

Which, if you look at RM's consultation document (linked of the OP's link), is a service that Parcel Force Worldwide will still provide. Although presuemably at a higher cost than normal parcel post

The_Black_Sheep

Literally the stupidest thread I've read during my admittedly short time here.

kermitfrog

The_Black_Sheep wrote: »

Literally the stupidest thread I've read during my admittedly short time here.

In that case let's really go for it...

All packages containing firearms and knives should carry a bold red warning label describing their contents. That way, people will know to avoid them.

Surely no one could find any possible downside to this.

MothballsWallet

Azari wrote: »

The 'gun control nuts' are probably the same sort of fools who don't want nuclear waste processing sites built next door or chemical plants sited next to schools.

How do these people live with themselves?

By subscribing/donating to Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, NSPCC or The Global Breeders' Alliance

MothballsWallet

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Considering the boards are clogged with stories of how RM have difficulty getting Postal Orders, birthday cards and deliveries from anyone other than junk mail providers to premises on time, would we really want the prospect of firearms disappearing into the black hole that your 17th birthday Postal Order from Auntie Mabel fell into?

Actually, RM (and Parcelforce) always get letters & parcels I send to where they're going ok and with little incident/damage/tampering, even with the Russian equivalent involved...

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Specialist courier - not Yodel, obviously - but a specialist secure carrier - should be the only way to transport these things.

Well, some people on here wouldn't want Yodel to carry even a stamp across a room

cheltenham_dude

Arg wrote: »

First of all I'm not going to humour the gun [STRIKE]control[/STRIKE] nuts.
Secondly it also affects airguns which need no license.
Thirdly their job is to post items so if someones trying to send a keg of gunpowder they can stop it being posted, along with any guns instead of making excuses.

Corrected your post for you, I'm sure this is what you ment as any right minded person would think. :rotfl:

We have gun control for a reason - to stop weapons (and air rifles are weapons, abeit ones that are normally used for hunting and / or target shooting) getting in the hands of those who are likely to misuse them or be unable to use them responsibly.

I can fully understand Royal Mail not wanting to deliver them, given the legal ramifacations if a package containing a gun and / or ammo goes missing. If someone really does not want to deliver a gun or ammo by hand then they really should be using a courier that is equipped appropiatly

There are some air rifles that require a Fire Arms Certificate (FAC) and Air Pistols over certain power levels are illegal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_gun_laws#United_Kingdom).

Pennywise2012

Is there any chance at all that this policy is in some way related to the new RM 'leave your package with your neighbour' policy?

It is not always safe to send guns through the ordinary post, and just one gun falling into the wrong hands will have far more devastating consequences than Auntie Mildred's birthday card going missing.

If you are one of the few people in this country who are legally allowed to own a gun, accept that you have pay for a courier. Just like the people who are legally allowed to drive have to pay for car insurance. Suck it up!