Re: Toy gun ban: This is pleasantly insane

2001-03-12 Thread Matthew Gaylor
Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/uk_politics/newsid_1207000/1207355.stm Some toy guns could be made illegal if the government goes ahead with its intention to ban replica firearms. Home Office minister Charles Clarke revealed that such a move was

Re: CDR: Toy gun ban: This is pleasantly insane

2001-03-12 Thread Sunder
Declan McCullagh wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/uk_politics/newsid_1207000/1207355.stm Some toy guns could be made illegal if the government goes ahead with its intention to ban replica firearms. Truly is thoughtcrime. Home Office minister Charles Clarke revealed that such a

Re: CDR: Re: Toy gun ban: This is pleasantly insane

2001-03-12 Thread Jim Choate
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Alan Olsen wrote: Next thing you know, it will be considered assault to hold your finger like a gun and say "bang". (If it is not already.) That can get you arrested for 'making a threat' here in the states.

Re: Toy gun ban: This is pleasantly insane

2001-03-12 Thread David Honig
FWIW: even in Kalifornia, you can walk into a store and walk out with a black powder revolver, powder, caps, balls and patches. At 01:58 PM 3/12/01 -0500, Matthew Gaylor wrote: Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/uk_politics/newsid_1207000/1207355.stm

RE: Toy gun ban: This is pleasantly insane

2001-03-12 Thread Phillip Hallam-Baker
Next thing you know, it will be considered assault to hold your finger like a gun and say "bang". (If it is not already.) Try it in Heathrow airport and you will get ten years. Zero tollerance requires a zero IQ. So with Dufus in the Whitehouse zero tollerance in the US will be comming