From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are all missing the point about how valuable this situation is to us. First of all, it is the duty of every FAC holder to do what they can to own the guns they wish to own for lawful purposes. If that means you have to become a race starter, vet, hunter, collector or whatever to own a pistol on exemption, that is what you must do rather than complain about the situation. It is all very well to complain about how bad things are because of the bans and why should the British Team get special treatment. The answer is simple: The British shooting team have demonstrated a good reason for obtaining an authority from the Secretary of State to possess prohibited weapons - for competition. The current position for having a Section 5 has always been restricted to some business, military, police or heritage purpose since the Home Office took it over in the sixties. The granting of an authority for competition is breaking new ground. Not only should the lucky recipients use it and compete, they would be lawfully entitled to have their expiration and subsequent refusal to renew Judicially Reviewed. This would result in a precedent being set for the grant of Section 5 authorities for training and competition purposes which would deservedly weaken the underlying excuse for the ban in the first place. It would be better still if they actually won. Do not forget Justice For Shooters have cases running in both the ECHR and the ECJ with a 70% chance of having both the 1997 and 1988 bans struck down. Sulking about the situation will acheive nothing, supporting our competitors and helping them to help us all, is infinitely more beneficial. Guy Savage Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
