CS: Target-Remington 700 faulty safety

2001-02-26 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] A further article in today's New Zealand Herald, front page no less! David. NZ Herald 26-2-01 Huge arms recall leaves frontline police without rifles 26.02.2001 By ALISON HORWOOD and NZPA More than 800 police rifles have been withdrawn from service

CS: Field-Stalking and hunting suspended in Scotland

2001-02-26 Thread Peter
From: Peter H Jackson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can confirm that the hunting and stalking ban was extended to Scotland at 6:15 pm on Friday 23 February 2001. However, having banned a 7-days-a-week activity with immediate effect, Scottish Ministers promptly cleared off home for the weekend and

CS: Legal-Michael Ryan/Hungerford

2001-02-26 Thread James McNair
From: "James McNair", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone confirm or deny that Ryan had membership of the Thames Valley Police gun club please. I know he was a member of Wiltshire G C in Devizes , but I cannot find anything about the police gun club. Anyone know anything ? -- I've never heard of a

CS: Pol-Emigrate!

2001-02-26 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think that all systems manipulate to one degree or another, but does that make this country right? Never said it did. I was just illustrating the truism of the old saying - 'you can't beat the system'. You have inferred a lot from my single statement.

CS: Target-Remington 700 faulty safety

2001-02-26 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A)nd then why was he releasing the safety catch to do so when with unmodified Remington 700s the bolt can be opened whilst the safety catch is engaged? Regards, Peter Sarony - Armalon

CS: Legal-gun trafficker sentenced

2001-02-26 Thread jonathan
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was wondering what charge cannot be reported for legal reasons. The only thing that springs to mind is some sort of charge relating to Children or maybe the Official Secrets Act? Jonathan Laws Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin:

CS: Misc-instant incapacitation

2001-02-26 Thread Richard Loweth
From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course the famous French martyr, St Denis, after his execution by beheading at Montmartre is reputed to have picked up his head and walked off. But the story does not stop there! Apparently his head was somewhat dusty after having rolled around in

CS: Legal-gun trafficker sentenced

2001-02-26 Thread Bippygee
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] What's going on here does stink. For years now, gangsters in Liverpool have operated through so-called 'security firms.' In essence, this means that these firms supply bouncers for clubs and bars, often bars which have proliferated through the laundering of heroin

CS: Pol-BBC Question Time

2001-02-26 Thread Earl W
From: "Earl W", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Question Time will be in London, at the beginning of March (8th), seeing that the March is the weekend after the show, it would be worth som of us being in the audience. Infact it would be worth having some shooters at every Question Time show, to point out

CS: Target-Reloading Kit Questions

2001-02-26 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andrew, 0.6 MOA from a .375 HH Magnum loaded with lead bullets! Please come and shoot benchrest and give us all a lesson. Cheers VinceB _ I can't do .6 moa, but with the rifle unsupported (standard TR

CS: Misc-Don't give PETA any bright ideas

2001-02-26 Thread M. Wilso
From: "M. Wilso", [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you are familiar with PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), then you are aware of the fact they will do almost anything to protect animals. This year's efforts to save Ohio's deer from the annual statewide gun season has backfired. For

CS: Crime-Hospital `drama'

2001-02-26 Thread RustyBullethole
From: RustyBullethole, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunderland Echo 23.2.01 Hospital `drama' that could be all too real ARMED police were called to a Durham hospital accident and emergency department yesterday after reports that an armed man was holding patients and staff hostage. Fortunately the

CS: Misc-New Website

2001-02-26 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] New website that might be of interest to Cybershooters. http://www.shootfastdontmiss.freewire.co.uk/ Alex Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

CS: Target-Remington 700 faulty safety

2001-02-26 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] An item in The Dominion (Wellington, New Zealand) today ( 24-Feb,) reads as follows: Police Withdraw 800 rifles after fault found. More than 800 police rifles have been withdrawn from use after police found some of the guns had malfunctioned. The .223

CS: Legal-Section 5(1)(b)

2001-02-26 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] If anything is used as a 'weapon of offence' then its a criminal offence anyway. If thet deliberately filled it with ammonia to use it as a weapon then it was probably an offensive weapon and could (under some circumstances) be considered to be

CS: Target-Florida

2001-02-26 Thread Martyn Archer
From: "Martyn Archer", [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is a range is on Oak Ridge Road. To get to it take the infamous International Drive (US 536) pass Wet and Wild until you cross the intersection of US435 Kirkman Road the road bears round to the left and stops at the junction opposite Belz Shopping

CS: ALERT-Stalking and hunting suspended in Great Britain

2001-02-26 Thread Peter
From: Peter H Jackson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This has not been well publicised (except by the BDS), but under The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) Order 2001 Made 23 rd February 2001 (and under a similar Order for Scotland?) all hunting and stalking is banned in Great Britain

CS: Pol-Strict Law Amounts to Gun Ban in Maryland

2001-02-26 Thread Steven Kendrick
Strict Law Amounts to Gun Ban in Maryland CNSNews.com Friday, Feb. 23, 2001 Even supporters of Maryland's strict new gun law admit it has created a "de facto ban" on gun sales in the state. Maryland's gun "safety" law approved last fall requires gun makers to test-fire all guns shipped into

CS: Target-gunsmiths

2001-02-26 Thread pendrous
From: "pendrous", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Richard, I was perusing your contribution below, and what took my eye was the comment "Competent Gunsmith". It then crossed my mind, how does a "Competent Gunsmith" professionally arrive at such a qualification now?---especially here in the UK.