CS: Legal-Certificate renewals

2000-10-09 Thread niel fagan
From: "niel fagan", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Absolutley not, because they are wrong and if it gets to court you will be convicted of illegal possession. The other problem that has been missed is what happens if for some reason they refuse your renewal. If your cert is not in force they are perfectly

CS: Crime-Siege goes with a bang.

2000-10-09 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ARMED police today surrounded a block of flats where a man claiming to have a hand grenade barricaded himself in. About 40 residents were evacuated and Army bomb disposal experts are at the scene, said a North Yorkshire Police spokesman. He said the man is believed

CS: Misc-A recommendation

2000-10-09 Thread Neil
From: Neil Wareham, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a quick suggestion for any Cybershooters who find themselves in the vicinity of New Hampshire. Try and get in touch with the Gun Owners of New Hampshire (www.gonh.org). A friendlier bunch of people you won't find. The fact that they let you play

CS: Legal-Cert. renewals - an update

2000-10-09 Thread Tgarth
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Having started this ball rolling last week, here is an update. On 3 Oct. I lodged all my licensable items with a sympathetic RFD before the expiry of my Certs on 4 Oct., just to be quite safe and sure. I nevertheless wrote to the Chief Constable by first class

CS: Misc-Persistence

2000-10-09 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Suicidal Croatia couple survive gun, gas and pills ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian policeman and his fiancee have survived a suicide attempt including poisoning by gas, sleeping pills and a gunshot to the temple, state news agency Hina reported. The policeman,

CS: Pol-Government wants central gun registration

2000-10-09 Thread Paul
From: Paul Bartomioli, [EMAIL PROTECTED] so, um, they don't know what is happening in Canada with their central registry idea? -- Exactly - the police seem to have enough trouble keeping their own records of shotgun transfers up-to-date, can you imagine what would happen if it was a national

CS: Pol-New Gun Law Proposals

2000-10-09 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Government will wish to explore further and possibly extend the provisions that would allow young people to use a borrowed gun under adult supervision if the minimum age is increased to eighteen as recommended." Steve.

CS: Legal-Range Safety Certification

2000-10-09 Thread Derek Bernard
From: "Derek Bernard", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do the MoD have juristiction over ranges on Jersey? That's a bit odd. And presumably you can't get lottery funding there either. On the Isle of Man the police do range approvals. Steve. Offficially the MoD only have

CS: Target-.577/.450 Martini Henry smokeless powder loads

2000-10-09 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am interested in any smokeless powder loads for the .577/.450 Martini Henry rifle. Black powder seems a little too corrosive to use even if it can be cleaned out with water and the like. Lead bullets would be used and new boxer primed brass. Thanks

CS: Pol-Albie Fox at Tory Conference...

2000-10-09 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information that Albie Fox had been accepted as a Conservative party candidate for Ynys Mon was posted to the SA WWW site at least 3 weeks ago. Albie himself also posted information to the SA BBS. Does nobody keep an eye on this site? I though you

CS: Pol-NZ Govt. ignores select committee

2000-10-09 Thread MICHAEL D
From: MICHAEL D [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Y`all, If any of you read the Sunday paper or watched TV3 news, you will have seen that Police Minister George Hawkins appears to have completely disregarded the Firearms Ammendment Bill Select Committee which is not expected to report to Cabinet untill

CS: Legal-Certificate renewals

2000-10-09 Thread Neil Roberts
From: "Neil Roberts", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve, here we have a problem then. If the certificate is about to expire, the police have not renewed it or issued a temporary permit, the local RFD's will not touch them, what would you do with them ? Polite answers only ! -- Hand them in to the local

CS: Target-.577/.450 Martini Henry smokeless powder loads

2000-10-09 Thread Tim Jeffreys
From: "Tim Jeffreys", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear 123, (that's a very unusual name, BTW) I have an old Handloader Magazine article (Nov-Dec 1978) by Jim Jukes on just this subject, and it gives the following data: .577-.450 Load Data Powder Charge(grains), Bullet Weight (grains)

CS: Legal-Certificate renewals

2000-10-09 Thread R A J Coe
From: "R A J Coe", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi fellow shooters, I've been following this thread and am a bit perplexed. Isn't there a bit in the legislation that allows members of approved Clubs to be in possession of Section 1 bits plus ammo WITHOUT an FAC. I know it's supposed only to apply to

CS: Legal-Certificate renewals

2000-10-09 Thread Brian Toller
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED] The RFD in question is not going to do this for charity and although the charge will be relatively small I wonder what the reaction would be to numerous invoices appearing in the police accounts department from disgruntled shooters. Brian T -- Two

CS: Target-.577/.450 Martini Henry smokeless powder loads

2000-10-09 Thread David
From: David Chappell - UK, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Martini-Henry's in 577/450 were never intended for smokeless loads, were not proofed for smokeless loads, and any insurance that you may have (either personaly or as a member of a club) may well be invalidated by using them. - You may also violate

CS: Legal-Certificate renewals

2000-10-09 Thread gs
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear All, I've been watching this thread with interest, primarily because my FAC renewal is now a number of months away and I have started to make the preparations. My view, in full, is as follows. After the shambles in North Wales a couple of years back I have taken

CS: Pol-NZ SSANZ Press Release update

2000-10-09 Thread SSAA
From: SSAA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NEWS - NZ SSANZ Press release. A correction. Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 17:08:37 +1300 From: John Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] For the sake of accuracy, the media release we did late Sunday night should indicate that the current 1983 Arms Act states that

CS: Misc-Land Warrior

2000-10-09 Thread m023dn00
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] With the preponderance of "talk" computer programs i'm sure it's not beyond the wit of man to devise "key words" that would "fry the circuits" Ken Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

CS: Legal-Certificate renewals

2000-10-09 Thread Dave
From: Dave Reay, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was told today that Herts are taking 6weeks for FAC renewal and 7weeks for a S7 permit(?). But I was also told that I would be covered provided that I had sent in my renewal forms. Well its only 7weeks to go til it expires, and counting. My understanding

CS: Misc-Israeli bullets

2000-10-09 Thread Craig Laura Innes
From: "Craig Laura Innes", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I heard a brief description of the bullets used by the Israelis against the Palestinan stone throwers. To me it sounds likely that the addition of a small amount of rubber could have no practicle purpose and it seems likely that the rubber is only

CS: Pol-Practical Shootings

2000-10-09 Thread David Rovardi
From: "David Rovardi", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone else out there think that the statement of controlling 'gun culture' is going to be an attack on practical shooting ? regards David -- That's a good point actually, I see they "accept in principle" the idea of shooting organisations telling the