On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:25:41 +0100, Tomas L. Byrnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Labour were sure to ban guns before moving on to biometrically linking > the personally owned tracking and listening device.
Apologies for dragging out the old firearms ban stuff again; but contrary to popular knowledge, private ownership of firearms are not banned in the UK, they are just restricted. You can get a shotgun licence relatively easily and, if you join a shooting club (requires Criminal Record Check), then after 6 months you can apply for a Firearms Certificate (FAC) which allows personal ownership of certain firearms. Now, I'll shut up and duck as the old argument kicks off again; if it makes you feel better I nearly wrote "firewalls are not banned in the UK" which would've given it a totally different context :-) dave _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
