From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>24 Jan 2001 : Column WA16
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>Shotgun Certificates: Requirement to Show Good Reason
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>The FCC is conducting a survey among the shooting associations
>as to what they think would constitute "good reason" to possess
>a shotgun.
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>Steve.
Steve, & Earl,
Mind if I butt-in here?
The way the question is put, is like asking someone to
justify their existence.
Why not have them change the ploy of the question,
and merely ask to provide 'good reasons for NOT possessing
a shotgun'.
That way, you aren't placed on the spot.
Nobody should ever have to justify why they possess a
thing, but merely how they intend to use it.
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Well my response was basically to remind them what it says in the
HAC report. The way they are talking about it they think they
should approach it like Section 1 controls. The Home Office have
said they understand that most associations oppose a "good reason"
requirement but would still like a list of what the associations
think a "good reason" should be. Given that there is no current
statutory basis there is no way I am giving suggestions to the
Home Office along those lines. There's this little thing called
Parliament that has to have a say first.
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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