CS: Pol-Police Hollow points

2000-08-26 Thread Hugh Bellars
From: "Hugh Bellars", [EMAIL PROTECTED] They have a website: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/pcrg/psdb.htm The relevant PSDB sector is 'Firearms & Protective Equipment'. Naturally, there's nothing about their police ammunition specification as "most PSDB publications are classified and availab

CS: Pol-Canadian Police Association likely to withdraw support for Canadian Gu

2000-08-26 Thread Thomas
From: Thomas A Chandler, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.southam.com/ottawacitizen/newsnow/cpfs/national/000824/n082448 .ht ml Friday August 25, 2000 (Regina Leader-Post) Police association may withdraw support for gun registry at N.S. convention REGINA (CP) - There's a good chance the Canadia

CS: Legal-anonymous etc.

2000-08-26 Thread Alistair Shutt
From: "Alistair Shutt", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Before you sign off IG could you say whether you would instigate a prosecution based on a law you felt profoundly unjust? Police officers are not all the same, I have known the local village Bobby for over 20 years, and like Dave said, if you wan

CS: Pol-Police employ man who shot robber

2000-08-26 Thread Charles Parker
From: "Charles Parker", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Police employ man who shot robber By Elizabeth Judge (Times 25/8/2000) A GUN shop assistant who shot dead an armed robber has been made a firearms inspector, police disclosed last night. Peter Lamb, 49, shot Colin Budd, 19, as he tried to steal weapo

CS: Legal-anonymity

2000-08-26 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] --snip-- >I take it that you and other contributors want to have >the various sections of the firearms act that infringe >our rights repealed? >Is it fair to assume that a burning sense of injustice >remains? (It does for >me). --snip-- >

CS: Pol-Note from Australian cop..

2000-08-26 Thread John Hurst
From: "John Hurst", [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is very interesting despite what we hear from other sources. The writer is a Tasmanian Officer who asks anonymity. Joe = I was fascinated reading the Canadian response to gun registrat

CS: Misc-Useful Quote.

2000-08-26 Thread John Hurst
From: "John Hurst", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population defenseless." Vladimir Ilich Lenin -- What's the source for this quote? The bits about inflation and gun registration sound a bit made u

CS: Misc-Pitchfork attacker kills kids

2000-08-26 Thread Thomas
From: Thomas A Chandler, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pitchfork attacker kills kids Man breaks into a rural Merced home and stabs two youngsters to death in their beds. Bee News Services (Published August 24, 2000) MERCED -- Merced County sheriff's officials said they had no clue late Wednesday ab

CS: Legal-Once again, Nuremberg

2000-08-26 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >What is an illegal order? >Something somebody else doesnt like? >Get real. > >IG >-- >An illegal order is an order that violates the law. The example >I was given in training is that it is illegal to order a surbordinate >to disclose classified informatio

CS: Misc-home defence etc

2000-08-26 Thread nick royall
From: "nick royall", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Massad Ayood has changed his tune on the best gun for home defence over the last 20 years, he used to propose that a shotgun with the first shot of very fine pellets to cause maximum mess with minimal damage followed by a second shot of buckshot in case th

CS: Legal-Hague Convention

2000-08-26 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] The real problem is that "if we can make them so can the enemy" so who do you find to test them on and possibly find an antidote to them? Prisoners of war or volunteers? You are damned if you do and damned if you don't. I don't know the answer

CS: Pol-Harris to entrench right to hunt

2000-08-26 Thread CILA
From: CILA / ICAL National Office, [EMAIL PROTECTED] CILA / ICALáá Defending Canada's Heritage -- Harris to entrench right to hunt New law will protect Ontario's `good heritage' By Tonda MacCharles - Toronto Star Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA

CS: Legal-Lawful Orders

2000-08-26 Thread IG
From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know each one of the officers personally who officiated at the infamous surrender of private property. I am staggered to hear you talk about them like this. I will take them to task! ' A constable is a citizen, locally appointed, with authority under the Crown

CS: Misc-What's That Gun?

2000-08-26 Thread Norman
From: Norman Bassett, [EMAIL PROTECTED] What's that gun? http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2000/08/25/image/009867 Regards Norman Bassett drakenfels.org -- Looks like a S&W 5904 to me. Also I note that Taiwan has the death sentence for possession of such firearms by civilians, (except the p

CS: Pol-Expanding bullets & UK police

2000-08-26 Thread Nick
From: Nick Steadman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] There's no doubt about it - if the Home Office claims to comply with the Hague Accords, but then sanctions JSP ammo for police which is designed to expand (even if in practice it doesn't), then it is in breach. It would be much better advised to state that

CS: Pol-Handgun manufacture in Australia

2000-08-26 Thread Nick
From: Nick Steadman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really cannot see the Australian government allowing a handgun plant in-country (ever) when both AAA and Hilver have already been squeezed out of business by the authorities over there. Nick Steadman -- I thought AAA went out of business because of the

CS: Misc-Beanbag rounds for baton guns

2000-08-26 Thread Nick
From: Nick Steadman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Absolutely! there are a number of beanbag loads for 37/38/40mm baton guns, and these are likely to be considerably more effective than their 12-gauge counterparts - and safer, if fired at a sensible distance, since the impact is dispersed over a greater ar

CS: Target-Steel-cored bullets

2000-08-26 Thread Nick
From: Nick Steadman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any statement that all mainland Europe rifle ammo imports have mild steel cored bullets is baloney. However, quite a few countries (eg Germany) use mild steel jackets for 7.62mm NATO, but with lead cores (see packet - 'Weichkern' or soft core). Coinciden

CS: Pol-Australian National Dealers Association Media Release

2000-08-26 Thread SSAA
From: SSAA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Traders and Dealers Council HANDGUN PURCHASERS SLUGGED Amanda Vanstone's announcement prohibiting the stocking of handguns by Importers will impact in the pockets of Sports Target Shooters, Security Operatives and Collectors. Speaking today, President o

CS: Target-tracer (was steel-cored bullets)

2000-08-26 Thread AnthonyHar
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hmmm, reminds me of an enlightening experience one day when chaps were getting rid of some 303 tracer. Bang! Puff of sand from the backstop 100 m distant, glowing tracer whizzes straight back over our heads about a hundred feet up, to disappear God knows where... Cybe

CS: Pol-NRA-ILA FAX ALERT

2000-08-26 Thread owner-rkba-alert
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NRA-ILA FAX ALERT Vol. 7, No. 34 FIREARMS INDUSTRYÆS PATRIOTISM CALLED INTO QUESTION Those of you who watched the Republican and Democratic National Conventions may have seen an ad run by the Hunting and Shooting Sports Heritage Foundation (HSSHF). The ad dep