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Letter from CTIRU (Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit) of the Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK

Letter from Thomas Knapp

Letter from CTIRU (Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit) of the Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK

Subject: https://thehomegunsmith.com/ (ref 13842)
Date: 2019-04-25 08:44
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>

Dear Mr Holder,

As part of the Counter Terrorism Command of the United Kingdom, the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) works in cooperation with industry and private sector companies globally to remove illegal online content that breaches the UK’s terrorism provisions.

We search for online content that is illegal under UK law that may be described as material that encourages, promotes or glorifies terrorist acts or which otherwise incites or assists others to participate in such acts. The types of content most often removed usually breach Sections 57 or 58 Terrorism Act 2000 or Sections 1 or 2 Terrorism Act 2006.

As part of our online activities, we have concerns over a website https://thehomegunsmith.com/ which is currently hosting material that is in breach of Section 58 Terrorism Act 2000. Specifically it is hosting documents that go into great detail about how to produce your own firearms and ammunition at home. Typically these are lengthy documents that contain clear instructions written in English with accompanying diagrams, photos and measurements about how to go about producing these items. Given their contents, these documents breach Section 58 Terrorism Act 2000 as they are of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

We note that you are the administrators for the above website https://thehomegunsmith.com/ and would appreciate your assessment of the above and the use of the website in providing such material. If it is found to be in breach of your policies and procedures, we would ask for this content to be removed from your services. We look forward to hearing from you.

We ask that you treat this matter as a high priority.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if we can be of any further assistance, we are grateful in advance for your assistance.

CTIRU (Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit)
Metropolitan Police Service
London, UK

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To which I replied:

Seeing as how this is all in the USA, I must say:

I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

II. A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

—THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1787
§ The United States Bill of Rights.