From: "Mike Burns", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Forget the legalities of it, just look at the choice use of words to make
the Women's Institute go "OOoooo" in a Monty Python Pepperpot style....
>MACHINE GUNS FOR SALE ON THE INTERNET:
>Lethal Kalashnikonv sub-machine guns and rifles are being sent to
British...
Hmm. I'd like to see a non-lethal AK.... "AK, furnished in finest velvet,
firing harmless foam pellets at near-zero velocity..." I can see the
marketplace opening up right now. Third world dictators will flood to our
doorsteps to buy these things, each sale accompanied by an American
counsellor and a free soft toy in case any of the dictators get scared by
the nasty velvet guns.....
>buyers by US arms dealers. A salesman for a US company, Kalashnikov-USA
>Midwest, based in Michigan, last week confirmed that they have already sent
>weapons to buyers from the UK.
>And he also claimed that they sold a number
>of Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition to a group of Scots businessmen he met
>at the 'Shot Show' in New Orleans, the world's biggest hunting and shooting
>fair.
>We phoned a sales representative of K-USA who identified himself as
>Don. he said he could ship lethal AK-103 portable sub-machine guns direct
>to the journalist's home.
Portable SMG? Can't say I've ever seen an SMG that wasn't portable. Just
trying to make it sound like it's concelable and lightweight...
>We explained that we were representing a collector
>who did not want to approach the company himself and were instructed to
>phone Don's boss, Steve, on Monday to go over the order. Ironically, even
>in the USA, where gun laws are extremely relaxed, dealers are not permitted
>to sell Kalashnikov sub-machine guns to the public.
>The weapons are lightweight, capable of firing rapid bursts in all weathers
>and extremely easy to use. K-USA's
>catalogue of weapons, ammunition and accessories are easily browsed online.
>A member of a Scots shooting club, who did not want to be named, said, "
>There is absolutely no legitimate use for Kalashnikovs in the UK because
>they semi-automatic, which means that they can fire short bursts to deadly
>effect. You would certainly not get a permit to own one of these weapons
>here."
Deadly effect??? Looks like someone's doing a bit of poetic licence! Again,
making it sound more lethal than it actually is. Not that I'm denying it's
lethality, but it sounds as if the damn thing can put in 2" groups at 200
yds on full auto or something, which, of course, it can't...
>A spokesman for HM Customs and Excise said' " We are concerned at
>the import of firearms from abroad via mail order sources, particularly
from
>the USA. We have recovered a number of firearms in recent years, the most
>notable being a rocket launcher.
As you say, it wasn't even actually a rocket launcher, just a spent,
non-reloadable tube...
>People who try to buy from the States run a high risk of losing a lot of
>money and facing arrest and conviction when caught. Most US companies
>don't give a hoot about UK gun laws and will still take the money."
Blah blah blah. The press at it again.
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