From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Small protest at first hunt of season
A small group of saboteurs has descended on a hunt meeting in West Kent and
tried to disrupt it.
Its always been a source of wonder to me as to why the hunts never picket
the ALF homes or meeting places.
It would be
From: "John Hurst", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
By David Davis.
The raid on Spain by the British navy in 1587 was, specifically, to burn,
ruin, trash and or
otherwise destroy all barrels and barrel-staves that could be found in
the territories of Spain, which would be used for the purposes of Armada
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm in the process of acquiring an old (1920's) full stocked
Mannlicher sporting carbine in 6.5x54 cal. It comes with a
Schmit--Bender scope on what I think are QD mounts that are
original to the gun. Does anyone know of anywhere I might get a
scope more in keeping with
From: Neil Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We are seeing more and more of this in the countryside. Its not unusual to
see people stop competely on a main road or swerve to the other side of the
road because of a squirrel or other small pest.
It is not the fact that is it a squirrel, cat, fox or
From: "John Hurst", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Note: The important part of the article below is " Home Office
officials believe that the "new agenda for reform" will
include plans for a national police force".
A national detective group and national intelligence unit have been set
up in recent
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pete Bloom may be able to help you on this one he knows more about the
history of sniping in WW1 than most. I think they were a sniper school set
up by some landed gent who was fed up of the Germans sniping his men. it
consisted of gamekeepers ghillies and
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ah, that limited edition print, given to one of the previous clubhouse
owners by the person who bought the lease from him and is one of the people
in the picture. I will remind people again why we hold charitable status as
a sport, it is so that in times of
From: Norman Bassett, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My uncle was involved as a Lieutenant in the Great War
and told me that after the war it was suggested that a
statue of a giant rat should be erected in Whitehall
instead of the Cenotaph, since that was how so many
soldiers ended up - blown to pieces and
From: RustyBullethole, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gun dealer paid L1.4m for false conviction
Richard Norton-Taylor
Tuesday October 31, 2000
The Guardian
An arms dealer whose conviction for selling machine guns
to Iraq was quashed after evidence emerged that senior
Foreign Office and customs
1st U.N. conference on small arms to be held in N.Y. in 2001
.c Kyodo News Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (Kyodo) - The United Nations will host the first conference
on controlling trade in small arms in July next year, U.N. sources said
Monday.
The conference, scheduled for July 9-20, was
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mr Justice Jackson jailed him for 12 years on each offence, to be served
concurrently.
Has anyone in this country ever had sentences on more than one offence run
consecutively? If not why not.
Brian T
--
When the offences were committed at the same
From: Peter H Jackson, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have just returned from Northumberland were I was after
fallow bucks. I was using a .270 Win with the old 130gr
Nosler soft point boatails. It would appear that fallow
are pretty tough beasts! One I shot was taken through
both lungs and the heart.
From: "Peter Sarony", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kenneth:
There is a poster or plaque, can't remember which, over the entrance. It has
3 black clad soldiers, reapirators, etc. One holds an MP5, another a grenade
and the third a Remington 870 I think.
They are crouching, and the words 'stand by, stand
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This rings a bell. I once squired a lady - very briefly, until I found out
she was bonkers - who nearly had us off the road when she exclaimed, "Oh look
out, a squirrel!" and actually grabbed the steering wheel! After saving us
both from death or injury I said
From: "pendrous", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
By Terry Pendrous,
Hah hmmm I am a Parish Councillor. I
shoot
regularly, when I am not being winged for RO duties. I have fought for my
Country in combat, and am very very proud of my country!!!
with all the faults and
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--snip--
Treason, BTW, includes impairing the defence of the Realm so persecuting
rifle clubs would be covered. And Church of England clergy, who have an
input in Parish Councils, are required to swear the Oath of Allegiance. The
Articles of
From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Having said that, about swerving, it may not be sentimentality that makes
one swerve to avoid an animal, or bird. I have witnessed the damage done to
a coach windscreen by a pheasant and have had a headlamp knocked from its
mountings by an impact with
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Motto of the Artists Rifles is "Artia cum Marte" which translate as
"fine Art with war" and the badge symbols are the Minerva, Roman Goddess of
the arts and Mars, god of war and was designed by W. Wyon, who was the
designer of the coinage for queen
From: "niel fagan", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It seems the bbc is having regional sports personality contests this year,
tonight they asked for nominations/votes for the bbc south area.
As you should be aware richard f is from down this way, BUT, I have a better
nomination, the lady air-rifle
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