CS: Pol-Police confuse Sec 5 & Sec 1 !

2000-07-24 Thread Mike
From: Mike Eveleigh, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reported in the Sunday Telegraph on 23/7/00, after a parliamentary question by Lord Shrewsbury. Staff from the Environment Agency were apparently allowed to fire "Smith & Wesson Revolvers" at the Lincolnshire Police Headquarters. In his reply to the Par

CS: Target-.307 Winchester

2000-07-24 Thread George
From: "George", [EMAIL PROTECTED] It reloads with the same dies as the .308 Win. Different shell holder. I thought it used the same data, but, I checked my Hornady manual and it is 200 FPS slower with a 150 grain bullet. I wonder if it could be loaded up in a gas operated rifle. George -- They

CS: Pol-police shoot man wielding blank firer

2000-07-24 Thread Steven Kendrick
The Birmingham Post 24/7/00 POLICE SHOOT GUNMAN By Richard Warburton and John Revill A man was shot by armed police near his Birmingham home last night after he confronted officers with a handgun. Officers were called to Rivington Crecent, Kingstanding at around 8pm following several reports o

CS: Pol-US gun deaths fall

2000-07-24 Thread Steven Kendrick
Teen Gun Deaths, Heart Deaths Down in U.S. - Report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer U.S. teens and children are being killed by gunfire, perhaps because of crime prevention efforts, the U.S. government said on Monday. The latest report on deaths in the United States shows the number of firearm dea

CS: Pol-guns v. knives

2000-07-24 Thread Matthew Wright
From: "Matthew Wright", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul wrote: >Saying that they could have occurred with cans of petrol, or >clubs, or, well, whatever? Is this what is described as debate? >It sounds more like carrying on arguments that were lost a >long time ago, way beyond their logical conclusion...

CS: Misc-quotes

2000-07-24 Thread Ron Rosenfeld
From: "Ron Rosenfeld", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I recently found this quote in a Tom Clancy book. Does anyone know where it comes from? "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither suffer much no

CS: Misc-The Last Word

2000-07-24 Thread jrickards
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE LAST WORD There are reasons to own a gun And one of them is just for fun, And then there's hunting ducks and deer, 'Cause venison sometimes beats steer. But some guns have a better use Than shooting bear or even moose. They

CS: Pol-Who to Vote For??

2000-07-24 Thread Matthew Wright
From: "Matthew Wright", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with Steve that voting for UKIP is not the best option (although I don't share any love of the EU). I think it will only split the opposition vote and risk letting Labour in again with a big majority. This whole voting thing needs proper analysi

CS: Pol-Police seize weapons

2000-07-24 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] POLICE SEIZE WEAPONS ARSENAL IN SWOOP ON HOUSE 240323 JUL 00 By Nick Allen, PA News Police were today expected to return to a house where an Uzi sub-machine gun, explosives and other weapons were found during a raid. They will be carrying out further searche

CS: Pol-guns v. knives

2000-07-24 Thread RustyBullethole
From: RustyBullethole, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Statistically, a fraction one percent of people slashed or stabbed dies. >This was my only point. As I would rather be neither shot nor stabbed, I'm >proposing a Police central cutlery repository for all cutlery to be kept in >between meals. Where di

CS: Target-Student scores rifle bull's-eye for women

2000-07-24 Thread RustyBullethole
From: RustyBullethole, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Student scores rifle bull's-eye for women BY TONY DE LAUNAY AND ROBIN YOUNG A UNIVERSITY student scored a last-shot bull's-eye to become the second youngest winner of the Queen's Prize at Bisley in Surrey - the blue ribbon of rifle

CS: Pol-Anglers call for protection as protests mount

2000-07-24 Thread RustyBullethole
From: RustyBullethole, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Times 24.7.00 Anglers call for protection as protests mount BY VALERIE ELLIOTT, COUNTRYSIDE EDITOR MINISTERS have been urged to order police protection for fishing competitions because of the anti-angling campaign being wage

CS: Pol-Democracy, referendums etc

2000-07-24 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] If civil servants and the police are worried by private ownership of any type of firearm by law abiding "subjects", then we should reward them for their concern by voting for politicians whose stated aims are to cut bureaucracy and pol

CS: Pol-guns v. knives

2000-07-24 Thread Paul McDermott
From: "Paul McDermott", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >On the news as we speak is a case in Wales where a man has >apparently poisoned to death his entire family. He poisoned them with a blunt instrument it appears. I think it's stretching things to bring in fire and sarin gas. I think you'll find that

CS: Pol-checks and balances

2000-07-24 Thread relwell
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can' have a plebiscite on every issue. Why not? This is the electronic/digital/wired age.What is the internet for? Robert Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

CS: Legal-Gloucester College Airgun Saga

2000-07-24 Thread jim.craig
From: "jim.craig", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry for the delay in replying to this but it took me a while to look out my copy of the relevant leaflet. The Home Office leaflet 'Gun Sense is Good Sense' which used to be available from the local cop shop has the following to say on what can happen if yo

CS: Target-.307 Winchester

2000-07-24 Thread WHEELERDJ
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] As far as I know a 307 Winchester is simply a rimmed version of a 308 Winchester! The rim thus avoids it being a military calibre but at the same time allows standard .308 barrels and chambering reamers to be used in rifle construction. -- It's listed in the current W