I'd imagine this hasn't been discussed before but it's made me so annoyed and I can't find much advice online apart from 'find a solicitor' - which when you're self-employed and having chemo isn't probably the best use of available funds.

Background:

I've been a licensed target shooter for many (40) years; targets, not bunnies....

Cancer diagnosis 6 weeks ago, now on a 'curative' treatment path

About three weeks ago I was talking to a police constable about an unrelated (not a crime or anything) matter and we discussued my cancer and the fact I was a target rifle owner - a normal conversation, talking about having time to go shooting during treatment etc.

Following day, plain clothed, unmarked car, police turned up and seized my firearms; this was a 'forced' voluntary surrender with the promise we'll get a warrent and turn up in uniform in a marked car and take them anyway if you don't agree.

Promise was made this would be short term and resolved with involvement of 'medical professional' in my treatment plan.

Emplained to oncologist who wrote a letter saying I'm 100% behind treatment, amn of sound mind and not presenting any mental health problems.

Police refuse to return my target rifles!

Email from Licensing Inspector states: "whilst you are undergoing treatment you cannot be in possession for your own safety"

To be clear, cancer is NOT on the list of 'notifiable conditions' to hold a target rifle license, I was under no obligation to tell the police and it was just part of a normal conversation that alerted them to my diagnosis.

I feel insulted and angry that the police (in my area) class ALL cancer treatment patients as a high risk of self harm but am not sure how to pursue this. What really annoys me is if I was at risk of self-harming, why havn't they taken my driving license, or banned me from the paracetamol aisle in Tesco!

Sorry for the ramble......