From: "bob blake", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think we need to put this matter and the some of
facts into perspective.
1) England (as the country where Manchester is located)
is responsible for ensuring that the shooting events,
including Pistol, are run, not Great Britain or the UK.
There is a commitment to ensure that the rest of the
Commonwealth shooters are able to compete. Please note
that there are no British Pistol Shooters in the Sydney
Olympics.
2) This is not a matter for GB Squad Members (The GB
Cartridge Pistol Squad, we are informed by the NSRA,
no longer exists).
3) GB is made up of no less than seven home countries,
England, Scotland, Wales, IOM, Northern Ireland, Jersey
and Guernsey, all of whom compete separately in the
Commonwealth Games. Only the first three are subject to
the current restrictions on Cartridge Pistols and if they
wish to boycott, then that is up to them.
4) The first event to test the system is not the
Commonwealth Games but the Commonwealth Shooting Federation
Championships in September 2001, which are to be held at
Bisley.
5) We have been informed that we will only be able to enter
UK with Pistols through Heathrow, this will be difficult
for some as there will be no flights to Heathrow from
Jersey, Guernsey, IOM, Falklands, St.Helena and many others,
is the Home Office trying to tell us something?
6) Perhaps, if selected Pistol Shooters wish to make a point,
they could turn up for the matches, without a gun, and record
a zero score. Personally I consider that there is more to be
gained by obtaining good results, remember Micky Gault's 4
Pistol Golds at the last Games.
7) As a matter of interest, not all English qualified shooters
live in
England.
Keep up the good work
Bob Blake
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There is a flight from the IOM to Heathrow, my sister used
to fly it! Also Jersey and Guernsey I thought, although
obviously most competitors would prefer the ferry.
And the Falklanders come via Chile, don't they? Doesn't
that flight terminate at Heathrow?
Steve.
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