From: "bob blake", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Since the Firearms Amendment 1997 people in Britain, are
not allowed to keep pistols, and this includes those
involved with the sport.
Of course, I am absolutely over the moon for Richard Faulds
who won the gold medal for the men's clay pigeon shoot-out,
but it's sad that the pistol team could not be competing,
too. It's also frustrating that the average score for pistol
>shooters in Sydney is 550, when mine is 582.
Hi All
I must take issue with the above, Mick's average of 582
is for ISSF Air Pistol (10m .177), a dicipline that is
not banned in England. The 550 average mentioned is
clearly for ISSF Free Pistol (50m single shot.22lr)
Mick shot in several Olympic Qualifing events for Air
Pistol but did not obtain a position that would give GB
a quota place.
While I agree that a different attitude to the Shooting
Sports would help, we cannot blame the ban on cartridge
pistols on the lack of shooters in still legal
diciplines. It does not stop the Clay Target Shooters
from winning medals.
Keep up the good work
Bob Blake
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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