CS: Pol-Gun Crime

2000-07-27 Thread Pete Ansbro
From: "Pete Ansbro", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commander Mike Fuller, head of Operation Trident, which is tackling black gun crime, said seventy percent is linked to drug disputes. And presumably, Commander Fuller is waiting for someone else to conclude what might reduce this figure to zero? (real

CS: Pol-SSAA Victoria on AIC Report

2000-07-27 Thread SSAA
From: SSAA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] SSAA Victoria Media Release û 26/7/2000 (For Immediate Release) Criminology Study Clears Shooters The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today released a study demonstrating that licenced firearm owners who register their firearms in accordance with the

CS: Misc-Cullen Inquiry Transcripts

2000-07-27 Thread Graham Gartshore
From: "Graham Gartshore", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reference to , INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I research at lot from Edinburgh and a good source is [EMAIL PROTECTED] They will find out what document you are looking for and put you in the right direction. If they can get hold of a document they will

CS: Pol-WFSA News Clippings

2000-07-27 Thread Steven Kendrick
World Forumá on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities -- News Clippings - Vol 1 Issue 1 - June 13, 2000 "These items are sent to WFSA members, and others, as a non-commercial informational service. They consist of third party press reports and

CS: Pol-Australia buyback costings from Government

2000-07-27 Thread SSAA
From: SSAA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ssaa.org.au/buybackcost.html will take you to a series of answers to questions concerning how much the Australian gun buyback cost, - in particular the administration element. It also touches upon the question of ammunition controls. SSAA thanks

CS: Pol-Dunblane

2000-07-27 Thread niel fagan
From: "niel fagan", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pardon me if I had the wrong information, but I was led to believe that the Chief Constable and the murderer were both Masons. I was also informed that the chief Constable said he HAD to issue the licence which statement, having read your firearms law is

CS: Misc-WW2 Actors

2000-07-27 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes in one occasion Lee Marvin gave an account of his 'winning' the the Purple Heart on an edition of Parkinson - as he put it he was 'shot in the A**!' while assaulting one of the Pacific islands. Douglas Fairbanks was a US Navy officer in a

CS: Pol-SO 19

2000-07-27 Thread Ken
From: Ken Wyatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Read a couple of books recently. About the Mets "kevlar cowboys" SO 19. The author, Steve Collins relates that the team used Spyderco knives but several of the team cut themselves and one "stabbed himself in the stomach"...wonder if water pistols

CS: Misc-Attack on the Queen mother

2000-07-27 Thread Dave
From: Dave Reay, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The "Royal Family in WWII did not "take their chances with everyone else". Throughout the war there was a destroyer moored in a cove in Cornwall and a vehicle convoy on immediate stand-by to evacuate the "Royals", by sea to Canada. The simple reason for this

CS: Pol-Northern Ireland

2000-07-27 Thread Alexander Ellis
From: "Alexander Ellis", [EMAIL PROTECTED] The working group she is talking about is considering some pretty scary proposals, the worst one being the idea of banning dealers from stocking handguns, you could only buy one if you had a license then the dealer would import it specifically for

CS: Pol-checks and balances

2000-07-27 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] I don't know about others, but I can't walk through a town without reflecting gloomily that the shaven-headed tattooed thug swigging lager across the street has a vote worth just as much as mine - and there are an awful lot of people

CS: Misc-Cullen Inquiry Transcripts

2000-07-27 Thread Norman
From: Norman Bassett, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have confirmation today that the British Library does NOT have a copy of the Cullen Inquiry transcripts. I had confirmation yesterday that the National Library of Scotland DOES have a copy of it: "The National Library does indeed hold a full copy of

CS: Target-.308 Winchester

2000-07-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" the 308 Winchester, AKA, 7.62 NATO. Ed Crook's input was very informative but is the above totally accurate? Aren't the 308 Winchester and 7.62 NATO interchangeable rather than synonyms for the same cartridge? Apart from the NATO cartridges tending to have

CS: Target-.308 Winchester

2000-07-27 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, it might be possible to modify the 94 action to take box magazine from the right side of the action - where the loading gate is, but you would turn it into an ugly beast and, I suspect, that magazine would upset the fine balance of the rifle,

CS: Pol-checks and balances

2000-07-27 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] Why not? This is the electronic/ digital/wired age.What is the internet for? [...] I certainly sounds okay on first look. But then, you neglect to consider the implications of decisions made in the heat of any

CS: Pol-NZ Gun Bill

2000-07-27 Thread John
From: John Howat, [EMAIL PROTECTED] DOMINION Newspaper Wellington New Zealand 27th July 2000. HAWKINS LOOKS AT SCRAPPING LAST YEARS GUN BILL By TRACY WAKINS Controversial gun laws proposed by the previous government might be abandoned, it was confirmed yesterday. Police Minister George

CS: Target-.307 win.

2000-07-27 Thread andrew
From: andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hmm, I wonder if a .307 Model 94 could be converted to a box feed .308. That could be interesting. Steve. Why bother when you there is already the Savage 99C and Browning BLR available. Both in .308 plus a wide range of other cals. The BLR has front

CS: Pol-SSAA Press release on illicit gun trafficking

2000-07-27 Thread SSAA
From: SSAA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPORTING SHOOTERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INC. ***MEDIA RELEASE*** For immediate release 27 July 2000 More resources needed The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia Inc. has called upon the Federal government to put more resources into the problem of