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> There was another case in London where a guy set up a
> booby trap with a shotgun to blast burglars, I can't
> remember off-hand if he did actually end up blasting someone
> (I seem to recall it did go off) and he received quite a
> light sentence for illegal possessio
Lord Tebbit asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, following the House of Lords ruling on the claim
of Mr D Steed against the Home Secretary for interest on
the delayed compensation for property confiscated under
the Firearms (Amendment) Acts 1997, they will now pay
interest on similar cases
TWO MEN SHOT IN STREET
Two men are in a serious condition in hospital after they
were gunned down in the street in broad daylight, Scotland
Yard said.
The victims, one aged in his mid-20s and the other in his
mid-30s, were shot outside St Martin's Estate in Tulse Hill,
south London, at 3pm yes
From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<<>>
The law states that an opinion is required as to a persons suitability to
possess firearms or hold a certificate.' If , in the opinion of the chief
officer', etc. What you think the law should be is immaterial, that is what
it is at this time whether you like
From: andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
But would not be barred from legally owning a car; only from legally
driving one on a public road! There is nothing to stop one from owning a
car or driving it on private land. Secondly those that are barred from
driving on public roads are so after committing se
70% Decline in Gun Dealers in 7 Years
NewsMax.com Wires
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/11/30/204447.shtml
Friday, Dec. 1, 2000
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The number of gun dealers in the United States has
dropped more than 70 percent since 1993, when the Brady Bill was passed, a
survey by
Prohibited Handguns: Compensation for Ancillary Equipment
Baroness Blatch: asked Her Majesty's Government:
In relation to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and in the
light of the statement in the Official Report (H.L. Deb., 4
February 1997, col. 1593) that, "The Government will also
pay compe
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Ananova, 01/12/00 (December already, bah humbug)
A New York detective has bled to death after his gun went off while he was
cleaning it.
The main artery of Detective David Allen's left leg took the brunt of the
bullet from the 9 mm Glock and the veteran of 15-years ble
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Ananova, 01/12/00
A San Diego schoolboy filming his friends for a video called 'Skateboard
Survivor' has been shot by a man sick of skateboarders outside his home.
Seventeen-year-old Ray Huffman was making the film of his friends
skateboarding for a school project when
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
~reminds me of the massive derringer on display
at Pistol AD some years ago that was chambered in .444~
Many years ago when I was very young I shot in a competition
at the Ruthin range in North Wales. One of the locals showed
up with a Remington type derringer that ha
From: "david", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.theregister.co.uk
Guns disguised as mobile phones
By: Kieren McCarthy
Posted: 30/11/2000 at 12:54 GMT
Swiss police have intercepted a cache of arms that include
guns disguised as mobile phones. The phones don't actually
work but contain barrels for four .2
From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I know where there are a number, if you would care to email me.
IG
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T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17
Newsletters,
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Try, "more Guns less crime" by John Lott. I've got a copy
you can borrow if you want.
Jonathan Laws
--
The problem with that book is that you need a degree in
statistical analysis to understand it. The Armed Citizen
book contains summaries of several h
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I thought that article about the guy whose tendons wore out
>after 30,000 rounds of .44 Magnum was interesting. I wonder
>how many rounds of .458 Win. Mag. would do it?
>
>Steve.
Not so much the tendons wearing out as the wrists being
twisted out
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did mean we'd range the match after a sit in!
Hopefully Mick Gault or one of the other British pistoleers
will win golf and give us even better publicity.
Regards
Jerry
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From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<>
Fair comment, and I apologise for the use of the term minimum force. You are
quite right, it should have been 'reasonable'.
As for the act not applying to self defence, you quite rightly point out
that it refers to the prevention of crime or the arrest of offen
From: Paul Bartomioli, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Try Mitch Schulz
Gunsmithing Unlimited
Unquowa Road
Fairfield, Ct
lost the phone number. he specializes in Ruger work. might have one or
two. might know of a source.
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From: "Michael Burke", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Though this has cropped up before on the list, the death of the trial
judge,
>Sir David Croom-Johnson, produced an interesting obituary in the Telegraph.
>Extract:
>...Snip.
>What interests me particularly
>here are the judge's words about getting you
From: Neil Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Try the following which was to be their new site
> >
> >http://www.policecorruption.co.uk/
> >
> >Tom C
When did this site actually go off the air?
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Neil Francis
Trowbridge, UK
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Cybershooters webs
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I remember reading a while ago about one of the
>American Gun writers (big bloke who's name escapes me
>but shoots lots of big guns) who shot something like
>1000 rounds of full charge .44 mag in a day of shooting,
>the next day he found his shooting han
From: John Howat, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Trentham Rifle Range shut down permanently.
Wellington New Zealand
The Evening Post
Friday 1st December 2000.
HANK SCHOUTEN, Defence reporter
Trentham Rifle Range has been shut down permanently.
The closure of the country's most famous shooting range was
a
From: "Michael Burke", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Snip-
>Unless shooting/detaining burglars is covered by connected with its use> from the said paragraph (b), then it may be assumed
>that if said firearms are not locked away, then I am not keeping them to
the
>conditions of the certificate.
>Tim
Tim
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>The point I have tried to make, with a severe lack of success, is that some
>restrictions are necessary, unless you want the likes of Mr Kleasen and
>every other psycopathic criminal on the country wandering around tooled up
>to the eyeballs.
>
>Who would
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>In response to earlier comments, I have indeed lived abroad, I travel very
>widely and have by now made more trips to the US than I can accurately
>count. Nor are these thoughts anything very new.
>
>Fact is, they're Americans and we ain't, and that's all
From: "Tom Charnock", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Neil
Not sure, I looked in about 2 - 3 weeks ago, but is "not in use" as of today
Maybe pressure had them delete it??
More freedom of expression!!
Tom C
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From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<>
>S carrying a firearm would make you feel safe? What are you going to do
with
>it? Execute the next kid that tries to steal something out your van?
>How about trying this tacticput two people in the van. One stays in
>it whilst the other makes
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On eof the reasons I posted the article was to show how
Mick North has not come to terms with what happened. Three
years on he's not sorted out his daughters things, etc.
Previous articles about him indicated he was still grief
stricken and I thin
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<< I will blame who I want for the law, and irrational arguments from
anyone, emotionally distraught or not are going to gain my full
ire. He gets a page in the DT to sound off about what happened to
his life, but what about what happened to the lives of hundreds of
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>This is an interesting series of articles on Columbine.
>
>http://www.usatoday.com/hphoto.htm
> --snip--
>
>Kenneth Pantling
Steve, & Kenneth,
I went looking, and came up with this gem:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/digest/nd1.htm
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