From: "bob blake", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Personally I would like to see the entire British shooting team boycott the
>Manchester games and make as much political capital out of it as possible.
>Agreed. They should turn up, with their guns, and then refuse to shoot
>and ensure the media know they won't shoot until everyone can shoot.
>But that's pie in the sky, I expect it'll be a case of selfishness once
>more.
Once again we are missing the point, the British (Great Britain) Shooting
Team do not take part in the Commonwealth Games, each of the seven home
countries enter their own teams. Asking a Jersey, Guernsey, IOM or Northern
Ireland Shooter to boycott the games is no different than asking the
Australian or Canadian Teams to do the same. Additionally, asking a Clay or
Rifle shooter to boycott the Games in support of Pistol shooters is,
firstly, not going to happen and secondly, the act of suggesting such an
action would do what is left of pistol shooting great harm.
With regard to the tight security proposed for Pistols during the Games,
this is no different to many other countries, the Commonwealth Shooting
Federation Championships and Commonwealth Games were held in Malaysia in
1997/1998, all Firearms were handed to the Police on arrival in the Country
and handed back on the range. In that country you have to be a member of
the Army or Police to be able to handle firearms or compete, even air
pistols/rifles.
A boycott will play into the hands of the antis, medals by English, Scottish
or Welsh Pistol shooters and good publicity is the way to show that at least
some pistol shooting should be allowed. Instead of rubbishing the
possibility of some top shooters being given dispensation to train for the
Games, we should actively support this, remember that from little acorns
giant oaks grow.
Keep up the good work
Bob Blake
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I think the competitors should do their best to win, and when they
lose they can complain that the ban cost them medals. That will
get two lines on page 37 of course, unless we have a rally to
bring some attention to it.
Also the Malaysian Arms Act 1960 says nothing about being a member
of the military or police to be issued an arms license.
Their Act is basically a copy of the Firearms Act 1937 with
some interesting differences.
E.g.:
"Any person who at the time of his committing or attempting
to commit or abetting the commission of a scheduled offence
exhibits an imitation firearm in a manner likely to put
any person in fear of death or hurt shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
ten years and with whipping with not less than three
strokes."- Section 6, Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971
The main difference is that their law allows guns to be
owned for self-defence, and for the defence of farm land!
Steve.
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