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> Nevertheless, target shooting accidents arising from range
> deficiencies are
> so rare that I completely failed to obtain any worthwhile data from any
> country when I made a fairly serious attempt about 10 years ago - and I
> contacted various government agencies including the army and the police,
> national shooting organisations and insurance industry associations. I am
> familiar with the 3 UK accidents involving army and police
> personnel in the
> 20 years from about 1970 to 1990, but all 3 were due to gross human error,
> not range design shortcomings. The fact that they have been used to
> "justify" closing some ranges and requiring major changes to others for
> safety reasons, doesn't alter that.
Please do tell... What 3? Does this include the one I heard about at
Tiddsley Wood, many years ago? The woman who got hit one yard INSIDE the
safety exclusion zone?
Another point. Did we ever clear up whether it would be legal to have a
target range in a special ship, with pistols, rifles etc. as part of the
ships stores (Stores? Ship stuff) like the lifejackets. Did you know over
200 ships go missing due to pirates in a year?
http://www.marinewatch.com/piracy.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/9902/04/world/world8.html
Isn't a ship registered under a flag bound by the laws of that flag, so if
it were an american ship pistols etc. would be fine, and Belgium allows
full-autos.. Perhaps Swiss? Anyway, if one day I have the money, and it
seems legal, I will be getting a ship! Then I don't have to stay in this
crime ridden political minefield for the law-abiding.
Nigel
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Probably better to get a Liberian flag<G>.
If the ship is moored in international waters, well away from shipping lanes
I don't think there would be a problem, the question is how do you get
the guns out of the country legally, as there is no end user.
There is no exemption for Section 5 weapons on ships under any circumstances
in UK law.
Steve.
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