So armed police are called out because guns were seen being wielded in a car (The Argus, April 23)? Serious stuff, with the police stating it is illegal to show guns in public, with a maximum penalty of either six months in prison or a £5,000 fine.

Seven BB guns were seized, fantastic evidence for an open-and-shut case for the miscreants to be hauled into court and sentenced. But the police made no arrests and no one was charged with the offences.

I wonder why the seized guns are labelled when they are not needed for evidence. Will they be part of a hoard of items stored away on police premises and never seen again?

  • Bob Metson, Chestnut Way, Henfield