and from the comments....

This is a revenge action by Plod. 14 months ago this man was let off an assault charge (on a DVLA jobsworth) and they have been trying to get him ever since. He was, perhaps, a little unwise to (a) touch the gun (thus destroying any evidence of its use) & (b) not telling Plod why he wanted a meeting: just turning up and dropping the gun on the table was deliberately provocative.

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 15, 17:37:46