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Originally posted by Popeye
This law is a reaction to that recent criminal case of the Antique dealer/ Egg Farmer and his son who sold de-activated guns with reactivating kits. Apparently he sold thousands (AK's, Uzis etc they also found a bazooka with ammo) he apparently said buy 10 get 1 free.
Police think he sold at least 3000 and detectives revealed that weapons bought from the pair had been recovered at the scene of eight murders, countless gangland shootings and a loyalist arms cache in Dublin, NI, Manchester, Glasgow and London.
news.bbc.co.uk...
news.bbc.co.uk...
[edit on 28-7-2005 by Popeye]
Originally posted by fritz
But those of you who take airsoft weps on cadet weekends - beware! The 'Little Red Book' forbids this - or do you have different rules in your county?
Originally posted by jetsetter
Move to the US,any state between the East Coast and the West Coast.
You can own anything you want.
Originally posted by fritz
I agree Howlrunner BUT in UK, we're talking about a total ban on all types of weapons - including those kept in secure cabinets at home. [Even the transportation from an underground home armourey or cabinet, to your local gun club or range, will be an offense under the new legislation]
If the anti-gun lobby take it to extremes, then even bits of wood shaped like firearms will be subjected to this law. Cap guns or any weap capable of firing .22 and .8 mm blanks or caps, will be banned. The ban also includes Starter Pistols [used in athletics]
I have a very good friend who's job for the MOD, is designing, building and maintaining rifle ranges. He needs replica weaps [SA80S, LSWs, GPMGs, Mortars and Sniper Rifles] in order to design and build racking for armouries. He often starts from scratch where no weaps are available. He cannot just use measurements and, even though he uses a CAD based design system, he still needs to 'see' what the end product will be like.
Under the proposed legislation, he will be committing an offense if he transports replica weaps to and from his place of work.
Crazy - innit?
Originally posted by Zanzibar
Winchester, your a nice guy now arent you? Just completley slag the whole nation off in one sweep. You have assault rifles? Whats the point!!!!!!
We are not a weak nation who needs help, we can stand up against our government, have you ever done it? Its not as easy as buttering bread you know.
EDIT- And one thing for the books, a 'gun' is completely different from a 'weapon' look in the dictionary and youll find out you dont have guns but weapons.
Originally posted by Raideur
Some states, mostly Massachuettes and New York, have really terrible gun laws compared to most northern and mid western states, and the south too.
I just dont see the point of this other than to please a portion of the population for votes, otherwise, regardless of the practical implications, wouldnt be done.
Originally posted by Raideur
And yet the rest of the world marvels at how these two countries, who obviously hate each others guts to some degree, can be allies...
Play nice folks, Britain isnt communist yet, and sure America is the land of the sort of free......