CS: Pol-Home Office looking for way to ban .50 rifles

2000-12-02 Thread james_west
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday I attended a re-enactors' Ordnance Conference at Northampton Police HQ and took part in a discussion group in which the Home Office man Richard Worth stated that they were considering how to devise a ban on .50 BMG type long range rifles and seeking to form

CS: Pol-self defence

2000-12-02 Thread Jonathan
From: Jonathan Spencer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] foot self in shoots? Why should someone who had 24 hr police protection need a gun for self defence? which implies that the police *can* provide protection to Salman JFK. and a bunch of others prove that protectors failed to protect In my

CS: Legal-Bill of Rights

2000-12-02 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "John Hurst", INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --snip-- Page 75 quotes the case of Bowles v. Bank of England confirms that the Bill of Rights remains an operative statute BTW. Page 10 contains the following passage; "The underlying purpose of

CS: Misc-Drugs

2000-12-02 Thread Jonathan
From: Jonathan Spencer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are WAY off topic here, and this thread should be killed (but not before I chuck in 2p's worth). From: "David Rovardi", INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Last year it was estimated that 20% of all hospital admins and upto 45,000 deaths where caused due

CS: Misc-Policeman dies after gun goes off accidentally

2000-12-02 Thread IG
From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED] A New York detective has bled to death after his gun went off while he was cleaning it. How can a gun go off when its being cleaned? And if it does, how on earth can it be accidental? Negligent, yes. Acidental, no. IG Stands by to repel boarders Cybershooters

CS: Pol-self defence

2000-12-02 Thread Michael Burke
From: "Michael Burke", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Snip. I will never ever be convinced by anyone that a general right to carry firearms for self defence should ever be allowed in this country. IG -- IG, If you knew the law, you would know that we already have this right, its part of our written

CS: Pol-Illegal for Children to Play with Toy Guns

2000-12-02 Thread MikePiet
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The beginning of this story is bad enough - but read it to the end to find out just how ludicrous these anti-gunners can be. Mike P http://www.post-trib.com/news/story4/index.html Lowell considering restrictions on guns By Martha Bisacchi / Correspondent

CS: Legal-court cases

2000-12-02 Thread jonathan
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] but I can remember a guy in Dade County Florida who set up a boobytrap by electrifying the grill over the air-conditioning vent on his premises But wasn't there a case here a few years ago where a bloke protected his car by electrifying it? I think a Hotel Parking

CS: Pol-Register won't be working until 2002

2000-12-02 Thread Jeff Wood
From: "Jeff Wood", [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The Conservative government announced a gun amnesty in the wake of Dunblane and more than 160,000 handguns have been turned in as a result. " Can this be remotely correct? -- In the world of the BBC it is. Like I keep saying, write to your MP, ask for

CS: Pol-Stop or I'll chant!

2000-12-02 Thread david
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why is it that so many people are blinded by a venomous hatred of the police, to the extent that everything else, common sense included, is blotted out? I am sure someone can answer this one. IG Maybe I can offer at least some insight on this :-) Most

CS: Misc-pretty dumb 2

2000-12-02 Thread Steven Kendrick
Two Men Shoot First, Figure It Out Later WINNIPEG (Reuters) - Two 20-year-old men in rural western Canada could be banned from handling firearms after what police on Friday called a bizarre experiment. It began when one of the men brought a military-style bullet-proof vest back to their Swan

CS: Legal-Knives

2000-12-02 Thread David Rovardi
From: "David Rovardi", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Help I'm confused about these knife laws Could anyone tell me what I am and not allowed to carry. What is the definition of carry, i.e. on person, in bag etc What is the law regarding lockknives, can I have one or not Can I get done for having my

CS: Crime-Madonna

2000-12-02 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday December 1 6:48 PM ET Thieves break into Madonna's London house LONDON (Reuters) - Thieves broke into pop superstar Madonna's London home and then stole her boyfriend's Range Rover. The 42-year-old singer, her two young children and film director Guy Ritchie

CS: Pol-Mick North and others

2000-12-02 Thread Norman
From: Norman Bassett, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Neurotic" used to be the psychotherapeutic term for people we'd today call "traumatised" - that clearly includes Mick North and less clearly includes Anne Pearston and Sean Connery, both of whom went off the deep end emotionally. Gill Marshall-Andrews