From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>The problem with Section 1(4) is that it says available in
>significant numbers. Well no firearm is available in significant
>numbers except maybe .22s and 12 Gauge shotguns. What is
>a "significant number"? I suspect we will know shortly.
>
>Steve.
Steve,
So, you want a definition of "significant numbers"?
Well, that's easy: Everything that wasn't banned the
last time, and will be the next time. Only the next time there
won't be any money to give out, or the powers that be will
just give you a rain check that will be conveniently ignored.
Of course then there will be a significant number
of irate prior firearms owners.
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Well if the judge uses logic, then I would say only firearms
that have been available in single digits could be not
"significant numbers" because there are so few legally possessed
centrefire rifles in this country that any particular subset of
them would be a very small number indeed. There are some
350,000 Section 1 firearms held on FACs, the overwhelming
bulk of which are .22 rifles. Exclude them and you're down
to around 150,000 already. If you say 0.1% of that is
a "significant number" that's only 150 guns.
If you exclude .22, .38/357, .44, .223, 7.62mm and 12 Gauge
shotguns from the 350,000 total I reckon it would be a pretty small
number of guns, nearly all of which would be calibres like
.270, .243 and 7mm-08.
The thing with .50s is that your average .50 Sharps is an
antique, and antiques don't require licenses.
Steve.
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