CS: Pol-police views

2000-08-13 Thread Alistair Shutt
From: "Alistair Shutt", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello In light of the recent contribution from IG, who declares employment in H.M. Police force, would he say that in his experience, the views stated are held by the majority of fellow officers? Would it also be the case, in view of recent

CS: Pol-escapee captured

2000-08-13 Thread Steven Kendrick
Man arrested following courtroom drama A man has been arrested by police hunting for two men sprung from the dock at a magistrates' court during an armed raid. Thames Valley Police said the 22-year-old, who was arrested near Maidenhead, was being interviewed by detectives on suspicion of being

CS: Pol-oops!

2000-08-13 Thread SSAA
From: SSAA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe the David Kay Report will be able to assist. INL NEWSPAPERS (NEW ZEALAND) NEWS SUNDAY, 13 AUGUST 2000 Shot officer inquiry launched An inquiry is under way to discover why live ammunition rather than drill ammunition was

CS: Misc-Unit 731 - Mukden biowar

2000-08-13 Thread Keith Wood
From: "Keith Wood", [EMAIL PROTECTED] My question is: how come bacteria can survive the stresses of an explosiona and remain dangerous when most are delicate enough to be killed off by mild heat or chemical action? The anthrax bacillus can form spores in times of stress. These are

CS: Legal-Anonymity

2000-08-13 Thread RustyBullethole
From: RustyBullethole, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Strange as it may seem to the likes of "IG", my concerns over anonimity in the Cornwall shooting stem not from a bitter shooter, but from a citizen alarmed at how "armed" standoffs between the police and the depressed, mentally deficient, drunk and

CS: Pol-Project Gun Safety In America.

2000-08-13 Thread George
From: "George", [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.projectgunsafety.com/ George Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters,

CS: Pol-Labour to overturn Dunblane Ban?????

2000-08-13 Thread Daryll Brownjohn
From: "Daryll Brownjohn", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did anyone else see the morning news programme on BBC 1 this morning, about 9:00?.They reveiwed the Sunday papers, and one of the Scottish ones had the Headline something like. "Labour bid to overturn Dunblane Gun Ban".!!! Can this be

CS: Misc-4 tonne truck

2000-08-13 Thread George
From: "George", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't have a lot of experience with this sort of thing but things happen in the field. Unless you attach your weapon to your web gear you will walk away from it at one time or another. Maybe just a few feet, maybe farther. Has anybody seen a situation like

CS: Legal-Police Shooting

2000-08-13 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The police, security services and military are getting more circumspect in issuing details of people involved in intelligence gathering, organised crime investigations or armed intervention. I presume this is because it may be possible to locate

CS: Misc-Unit 731 - Mukden biowar

2000-08-13 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those not aware many of the scientists in Unit 731 were never prosecuted for their war crimes. In fact many of them returned to civilian life and scientific research after the war. It was later admitted by the Americans that several had

CS: Legal-Anonymity

2000-08-13 Thread Dave
From: Dave Reay, [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems to me to be yet another case of 'lets have a go at the police 'cos they never answer back' In a lot of cases they are never called upon to "answer Back" or as others may see it "to defend their actions" and its a popular national pastime from

CS: Pol-new NY law

2000-08-13 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are we confusing New York state with New York city? I was under the impression that the 1911 O'Sullivan Law - which effectively bans handguns in New York - applies only to the city of New York and not to the state. But as you say it makes little

CS: Target-SAS ammunition

2000-08-13 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This claim was in one of the histories of the SAS - I have several books on the SAS and I can't remember which one it was in. The reasoning for the accuracy was the need to shoot targets obscured by hostages I believe. Hence the usual room broom

CS: Misc-baton guns

2000-08-13 Thread colin_rodgers
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve I also don't think a baton gun was much of an option, baton guns are designed for crowd control, you're supposed to aim at the ground in front of the target and the baton is supposed to bounce and clobber people. The old "rubber bullets" certainly were, but

CS: Misc-impressions

2000-08-13 Thread Kathy Rodriguez
From: "Kathy Rodriguez", [EMAIL PROTECTED] i must say i am very imprest with the amuont of information about the problems our shooting brothers are having in the UK, here in the USA we have come to realize that it is not stupidity on the part of our anti-gun representitives but in fact an

CS: Pol-Olympic shooters lobby for easing of handgun ban

2000-08-13 Thread Steven Kendrick
Sunday Telegraph ISSUE 1906 Sunday 13 August 2000 Gun ban threatens British Games prospects By David Bamber Home Affairs Correspondent BRITISH shooters are threatening to boycott the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester because the Government's ban on handguns prevents them practising.

CS: Legal-Anonymity

2000-08-13 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] You said - Is the threat of revenge attack the only reason for officers being anonymous in this fashion? I have answered sepatetely that the identification of specialist officers (not only those in firearms units) in open courts could lead to them

CS: Target-new Ruger Carbine

2000-08-13 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's interesting that ruger have re-engineered their old .44Mag semi-auto carbine and re-issued it using the same magazine as the lever action. I wonder if this will prompt anyone to produce a larger capacity magazine which we could then use in the lever and bolt

CS: Misc-full auto Glocks

2000-08-13 Thread Steven Kendrick
This has got to be the dodgiest website I have found on guns, (mmm, I'm sure they have all the licenses), but the video is pretty interesting: http://www.fullautoglock.com Steve. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

CS: Misc-Unit 731 - Mukden biowar

2000-08-13 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The survival of the bacteria may be explained by the fact that in inhospitable conditions certain organisms become spores (almost seeds of the original germ) to await more hospitable conditions. I am sur ethere are more qualified people on the

CS: Pol-Olympic shooters lobby for easing of handgun ban

2000-08-13 Thread Ken
From: Ken Wyatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To be honest I would consider anyone who shot the comp or helped in the running of the comp to be a "Judas". Our sport is based on competition, if UK can't let ordinary shootewrs take part in a once lawfull sport then no one should compete, to be honest, in

CS: Misc-Full-auto Glock

2000-08-13 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I watched the video on the full-auto Glock. It seems to me that he has the muzzle climb under good control for a full-auto pistol. I'd always been led to beleive that muzzle climb was just about uncontrollable in such a gun unless it had a stock to tuck under your

CS: Legal-Pyrodex

2000-08-13 Thread relwell
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you need a certificate, or a licence, to buy or possess Pyrodex? Robert -- Erm, I'm not an expert on the Explosives Act, off of the top of my head I don't think you do unless it's a large amount. Steve. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List

CS: Legal-Copeland father loses gun appeal

2000-08-13 Thread Ken
From: Ken Wyatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Because his ex-wife told the plods that she thought he might harm himself. Hell hath no fury. Ken Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ T O

CS: Pol-Olympic shooters lobby for easing of handgun ban

2000-08-13 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] BRITISH shooters are threatening to boycott the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester because the Government's ban on handguns prevents them practising. They claim the ban puts them at a severe disadvantage to foreign rivals, Personally I would like to see

CS: Pol-Olympic shooters lobby for easing of handgun ban

2000-08-13 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . In the run-up to the Games, they are asking Jack Straw, the Home Secretary, to use his ministerial powers to give British team members special permission to use their guns. Under Mr Straw's concession, weapons which are currently illegal in Britain will be

CS: Target-new Ruger Carbine

2000-08-13 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I doubt it because (a) there is no demand in the US for such a device and (b) it's quite difficult to do because the 4-round mag is a rotary one. But the 10-22 uses a rotary magazine and there are a number of after market magazines available for it with up