British Man kept arsenal of weapons at home, court hears

[lostinblue 1,989]

Man kept arsenal of weapons at home, court hears

A father whose toddler died in a tragic accident kept an arsenal of guns and other weapons at the family home, York Crown Court heard.

Adam Mugleston, prosecuting, said police found a working illegal .22 calibre rifle with a telescopic sight, two types of .22 ammunition, four air rifles, a crossbow, four swords, a machete, five animal traps, 18 knives, two air pistols and a starting pistol at Peter Lyle's home on February 16.

One of the rifles was lying on a bed, 16 of the bullets were designed to expand on impact and some of the weapons were in an unlocked cupboard.

Recorder Simon Jackson QC said: "It is a matter of concern that this man has an interest, , what others might describe as a fixation, on collecting weapons."

In May, an inquest heard that Lyle's 23-month-old daughter Lucy died in October 2013 when she pulled a television on top of her in a freak accident.

Lyle's barrister Chris Dunn said her death had had a "catastrophic" effect upon the family and he was needed to help his wife and their older child cope with the impact.

"Given what has happened to him of late, whatever sentence is passed on him will pale in comparison with the life sentence which has been passed on him because of what happened to this young child," said Mr Dunn. The court heard Lyle also suffered two other close family bereavements in 2013.

The judge gave Lyle an 18-month sentence, but suspended it for two years because of the "exceptional circumstances" of his child's death, on condition Lyle did 250 hours' unpaid work and observe a four-month curfew between 8pm and 6am. He must also pay £390 towards prosecution costs and a £100 statutory surcharge.

Lyle, 39, a self-confessed weapons collector of Great Habton, near Malton, pleaded guilty to possessing a gun without a licence and two charges of possessing ammunition without a licence. Mr Dunn said he would sign a disclaimer so the police can destroy all the weapons including the ones he had legally.

He told police he found the gun concealed in a shallow hole and discharged it a couple of times to see if it worked. He had intended to hand it to police but didn't get round to it.

According to the prosecution he had kept it for two years, according to his barrister, he had kept it for one year and didn't have a fixation on weapons, but was a "country man" who lived in an area where weapons were routinely used for country sports.

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22 calibre rifle with a telescopic sight, two types of .22 ammunition, four air rifles, a crossbow, four swords, a machete, five animal traps, 18 knives, two air pistols and a starting pistol

16 of the bullets were designed to expand on impact and some of the weapons were in an unlocked cupboard.

He's bad he's bad..... facing prison time for this... laughable :pop: The America liberals want us to become....

[Teddy B 17,252]

22 calibre rifle with a telescopic sight, two types of .22 ammunition, four air rifles, a crossbow, four swords, a machete, five animal traps, 18 knives, two air pistols and a starting pistol

16 of the bullets were designed to expand on impact and some of the weapons were in an unlocked cupboard.

He's bad he's bad..... facing prison time for this... laughable :pop: The America liberals want us to become....

Is it happy hour where you're at?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Britain sometimes acts as though it is a completely different and sovereign country!

Oh, the humanity!!!

Epouventable!!!!

Edited July 11, 2014 by JohnR!

[SMOKE 1,426]

gun laws rock!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The thing is you can count on the fingers of one hand how many mass shooting rampages we've had over the last 30 years.

You can't.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Man kept arsenal of weapons at home, court hears

A father whose toddler died in a tragic accident kept an arsenal of guns and other weapons at the family home, York Crown Court heard.

Adam Mugleston, prosecuting, said police found a working illegal .22 calibre rifle with a telescopic sight, two types of .22 ammunition, four air rifles, a crossbow, four swords, a machete, five animal traps, 18 knives, two air pistols and a starting pistol at Peter Lyle's home on February 16.

One of the rifles was lying on a bed, 16 of the bullets were designed to expand on impact and some of the weapons were in an unlocked cupboard.

Recorder Simon Jackson QC said: "It is a matter of concern that this man has an interest, , what others might describe as a fixation, on collecting weapons."

In May, an inquest heard that Lyle's 23-month-old daughter Lucy died in October 2013 when she pulled a television on top of her in a freak accident.

Lyle's barrister Chris Dunn said her death had had a "catastrophic" effect upon the family and he was needed to help his wife and their older child cope with the impact.

"Given what has happened to him of late, whatever sentence is passed on him will pale in comparison with the life sentence which has been passed on him because of what happened to this young child," said Mr Dunn. The court heard Lyle also suffered two other close family bereavements in 2013.

The judge gave Lyle an 18-month sentence, but suspended it for two years because of the "exceptional circumstances" of his child's death, on condition Lyle did 250 hours' unpaid work and observe a four-month curfew between 8pm and 6am. He must also pay £390 towards prosecution costs and a £100 statutory surcharge.

Lyle, 39, a self-confessed weapons collector of Great Habton, near Malton, pleaded guilty to possessing a gun without a licence and two charges of possessing ammunition without a licence. Mr Dunn said he would sign a disclaimer so the police can destroy all the weapons including the ones he had legally.

He told police he found the gun concealed in a shallow hole and discharged it a couple of times to see if it worked. He had intended to hand it to police but didn't get round to it.

According to the prosecution he had kept it for two years, according to his barrister, he had kept it for one year and didn't have a fixation on weapons, but was a "country man" who lived in an area where weapons were routinely used for country sports.

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22 calibre rifle with a telescopic sight, two types of .22 ammunition, four air rifles, a crossbow, four swords, a machete, five animal traps, 18 knives, two air pistols and a starting pistol

16 of the bullets were designed to expand on impact and some of the weapons were in an unlocked cupboard.

He's bad he's bad..... facing prison time for this... laughable :pop: The America liberals want us to become....

Why is this laughable? If you have something that's illegal in your home, you're breaking the law. Also, he doesn't have a license to possess either weapons or the ammunition. Strike two.

So, let's recap. He has an illegal rifle in his house AND doesn't have a license to carry it nor the ammo that comes with it. So it's ok to break the law as long as guns are involved?

[Operator 1,927]

The thing is you can count on the fingers of one hand how many mass shooting rampages we've had over the last 30 years.

You can't.

Well can he or can't he?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Why is this laughable? If you have something that's illegal in your home, you're breaking the law. Also, he doesn't have a license to possess either weapons or the ammunition. Strike two.

So, let's recap. He has an illegal rifle in his house AND doesn't have a license to carry it nor the ammo that comes with it. So it's ok to break the law as long as guns are involved?

But laws that concern what weaponry and ammo one can have at one's house are not real laws. They're tyranny.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

But laws that concern what weaponry and ammo one can have at one's house are not real laws. They're tyranny.

I guess so. I remember Kip wanted to have access to nuclear weapons at one point. Folks aren't going to be happy until they can walk around in the open with a mini gun from Predator strapped on their backs.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Kip was a nutcase. I'm sure that guy has women buried under his floor.

[Boiler 46,284]

An Arsenal, He had a 22LR and a very small amount of ammo. Cheapie 22LR usually comes in 500/550 packs. And I am pretty sure none of it is is FMJ!

I have 6 varieties, I think, different guns like different stuff.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

The laughable part (for the denser players here) is that his "arsenal" is something a kid in the USA might own.

Looks like he got a fair shake for breaking his laws though, considering his daughter just got killed.

[GandD 5,966]

gun laws rock!

Yeah but scissor beats paper.

Kip was a nutcase. I'm sure that guy has women buried under his floor.

Under the cut floor joists?

[Boiler 46,284]

Spock beats all.

[Sousuke 1,214]

Spock beats all.

Paper disproves spock.