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Well, he just broke into my home. I didn't arm him, he armed himself with stolen property.
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People can argue who did what obviously they would have stolen the firearms.
But that won't really matter if they use it to shoot the firearms owner. with one of their own firearms.
Having a few firearms beside someones bed in case someone might come into your house to harm you OK.
But then to leave firearms in the house easily available to burglars that could be used to harm the firearms owner or someone else is irresponsible at best.
PS It woldent be a issue here as firearms have to be stored securely .
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Firearms and shotguns to which this certificate relates must be stored securely at all times (except in certain circumstances) so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, access to the guns by unauthorised persons"
The security of firearms, ammunition and shotguns within a dwelling can in most cases be achieved by the provision of a cabinet designed for this purpose. New cabinets should conform to the requirements of BS7558. The cabinet should be fixed to the structure of the building and suitably located to frustrate or obstruct the points of attack or identification by persons visiting the premises. BS 7558 was introduced in 1992.
As an additional level of security, ammunition and easily removable component parts - such as rifle bolts etc - may be stored separately from the firearms they fit. This could be either by use of a detached storage container fitted elsewhere in the dwelling, or one built into or onto the firearms cabinet.
The guidelines recommend that a cabinet should have the following features:
•It should be made from sheet steel at least 14 swg (2mm) thick. All seams need to be continuously welded, or the seams should be of bend construction.
•All hinges should be fixed inside the cabinet, or hinge bolts or bars should be provided.
•Lock mechanisms should be on the inside of the cabinet. The lock should contain at lease 5 levers to BS3621 standard. Alternatively quality hardened padlocks and staples should be fitted to the cabinet.
•Because of their height, rifle cabinets should have two locks at points one third and two-thirds the height of the cabinet.
•The cabinet may contain, or have attached, a separate lockable container which.