From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At the AGM of Historical Breechloading Smallarms Association (HBSA) at
the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London, on 20th November, it was
reported that:-
The claim for loss of profits pursued in the European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR) by MPC on behalf of the firerarms retailers and dealers
had been declared inadmissible on the grounds that there was not a
reasonable expectation that the firearms in question (pistols) would
remain permitted to be legally owned by private individuals
indefinitely.
The case for the Dependent Industries (e.g. bullet makers etc.) is yet
to be heard, but it now seems unlikely that that case will be admissible
as the same argument would apply.
Please note that no supporting documentation was produced, so I am
reporting what has been said from memory and my notes.
We shall have a discussion about this, no doubt, but it seems to me that
the Government's case has been strengthened considerably by this ruling
and the question our legal experts should be asked to comment on is
whether the JFS case now stand any chance of success.
Alex Hamilton
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I don't know but I always thought a suit in the ECJ stood more
chance of success than the ECHR anyway. However, I don't
understand this ruling because there was more to the suit than
just loss of future business. There were gun clubs that were
not compensated for the loss of their property for one thing.
I have to say this is the most bizarre ruling I have seen, of
course there was a reasonable expectation they would stay legal,
on that basis no-one would ever start a business if there
was an expectation it could be illegal tomorrow.
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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