CS: Legal-Home Reloading for Section 7(3) Pistols

2000-07-07 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I enclose a scan of a letter to the secretary of my club on the subject on being allowed to reload and keep at home ammunition for pistols stored and fired at the Heritage Centre at Bisley. The letter is from Home Office minister, Charles Clarke. First

CS: Misc-Defects of the SA80 Rifle.

2000-07-07 Thread John Hurst
From: "John Hurst", [EMAIL PROTECTED] SA 80 "Rifle" By a WW11 Rifleman. It passes comprehension that it should be proposed to throw even more millions after those already wasted on the useless SA 80 "rifle" (if it can be called such!), on top of the original 500,000,000 wasted on its

CS: Pol-ITV tonight

2000-07-07 Thread niel fagan
From: "niel fagan", [EMAIL PROTECTED] There I was minding my own looking at the teletext about Liars lying son and I hear shooting from the box, switch back to picture and there's a FULL BORE pistol "match" being shot, with a super-tv-cop doing very well and then throwing the match. So I

CS: Misc- US Military Terminology

2000-07-07 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steven, I was puzzled by a number of interpretations, so I asked a friend in USA for comments and here they are. By the way, I thought he was a Cybershooter. Regards, Alex. _ Now to the

CS: Legal-NY State sues

2000-07-07 Thread Steven Kendrick
N.Y. Takes Aim State Sues Gunmakers, Citing æCondition of DangerÆ The State of New York is the first state to sue the firearms industry. They claim gun manufacturers and wholesalers created "a condition of danger." (Liana J. Cooper/AP Photo) By Samuel Maull The Associated Press N

CS: Legal-Colorado court okays gun show referendum

2000-07-07 Thread Steven Kendrick
Colorado high court clears way for vote on gun show loophole DENVER (AP) _ The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the gun lobby to keep off the Nov. 7 ballot an initiative that would close the so-called "gun-show loophole." Currently, only people buying guns from

CS: Misc-Sawn off shotguns

2000-07-07 Thread John Sukey
From: "John Sukey", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can't speak about issue to the U.S. Army, but they certainly were a favorite of some of the Confederate Cavalry! I suppose that doesn't count. I have no doubt that any captured ones were put to the same use on the Union side. -- They were used by the

CS: Misc-Churchill as Home Secretary

2000-07-07 Thread norrb
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My interest in a possible second occasion on which Churchill was Home Secretary stems from this story he told: "(some time after the Great War) The King called me in and introduced me to a Russian gentleman who turned out to be the ex-Russian Communist Ambassador from

CS: Misc-US military terminology

2000-07-07 Thread Hugh Bellars
From: "Hugh Bellars", [EMAIL PROTECTED] "When you reach this bunker, lay down grazing fire on this duffle-A." Did Anthony mishear "Triple-A", ie anti aircraft armament? Grazing fire doesn't ring a bell. Sounds like it would ruin a bullock's whole day. Sorry that I'm a bit late into this