CS: Crime-More stupidity in England

2001-02-02 Thread david
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Steve - or indeed anybody - Can someone please explain to me just how you can shoot someone with a hand BRUSH for Gods' sake ? Surely any "threat" which is patently impossible to carry out is no real threat at all, and like the police actions here should simply

CS: Crime-arrested for brandishing brush

2001-02-02 Thread AnthonyHar
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The fact is that he didn't have a gun, he was armed with a brush, for God's sake. In such circumstances just how reasonable is it for the poor guy to be prosecuted for making a rhetorical threat to shoot some irritating teenagers? What if he'd said, "Go away and

CS: Pol-One Organisation

2001-02-02 Thread Norman
From: Norman Bassett, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Guy Savage is quite right, not enough people are doing anything constructive. We all seem to have agreed after past discussion that ONE shooting organisation would be beneficial and the others are superfluous, divisive and damaging. I give it a

CS: Crime-Bad Copper

2001-02-02 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EX-POLICEMAN REMANDED ON ROBBERY CHARGES 011741 FEB 10 By Phil Hazlewood, PA News A former policeman was remanded in custody when he appeared in court today charged with robbery and firearms offences. Lawrence Henry Shaw, 49, who served as a detective constab

CS: Misc-carnivore

2001-02-02 Thread andrew
From: andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To find out what the FBI "carnivor" internet sniffer is and does read this and related links. http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/article.html?id=127 Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

CS: Legal-oops

2001-02-02 Thread Jeremy
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Even more incredible is that (as reported in the press) :- 1. 'Several people saw him walking down the road with a sawn-off shotgun' 2. Police raid the house about an hour and a half later - firearms teams, loudhailers, etc. 3. He and his

CS: Misc-More stupidity in America

2001-02-02 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I'll raise your finger with my chicken... :-(Stupidity >running rampant. Mike Pietrantoni > >Boy Suspended for Pointing Chicken >.c The Associated Press >JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - An 8-year-old boy was suspended >from school for 3 days >af

CS: Pol-Shotguns & good reason

2001-02-02 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >24 Jan 2001 : Column WA16 > >Shotgun Certificates: Requirement to Show Good Reason --snip-- >-- >The FCC is conducting a survey among the shooting associations >as to what they think would constitute "good reason" to possess >a shotgun.

CS: Target-.50 Peacekeeper

2001-02-02 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm still intrigued as to how they could define it without also banning lots of other things - which would be outside the scope of an order under Section 1(4). Going by the draft guidance the Home Office is concocting they still have yet to realise

CS: Pol-GCN and the FCC

2001-02-02 Thread jonathan
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No, they have six! > > Steve. Have they actually published a complete membership list? Surely this is a reasonable request given that they are on a government advisory comittee? Jonathan Laws -- I think it's on their website. Anyway, there's Gill M

CS: Pol-Hunting Ban

2001-02-02 Thread Tim Jeffreys
From: "Tim Jeffreys", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >" Of course one thing that few people ever mention about controlling foxes is cage trapping. It is humane and very efficient." OK now what do you do with it, shoot it?Chris. -- No, you shoot it and cut it up, wrap it in bacon and eat it I rec

CS: Crime-Shock poster bid to combat shootings

2001-02-02 Thread Tim Jeffreys
From: "Tim Jeffreys", [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mock-up posters showing a man lying in a pool of blood with a revolver by > his side has gone on display in London as part of a campaign aimed at > stopping gun crime. > ---SNIP 8< - > > Hey, I know what they should do to stop gu

CS: Misc-Manchester Gun Shops

2001-02-02 Thread jonathan
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Will be in Manchester next week and may have a few hours to kill, can anyone recommend any decent Gun shops to go browsing round. Antique shops with Guns in also. Ta, Jonathan Laws Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMA

CS: Crime-More stupidity in England

2001-02-02 Thread Pete
From: Pete Ansbro, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > In fairness to the police I don't think you can criticise their response > in this incident. He did threaten to shoot the kids. Yes, with a brush apparently. And taking this text as accurate, these really sound like the sort of kids who g

CS: Pol-Canadian radio programme in Real Audio

2001-02-02 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case you missed it, the 2 hr show is available in Real Audio at > > http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/checkup/archive/2001/010121_ccc.ram Having listened to an hour of this I now understand why The Canadian nation get so much stick for being the

CS: Pol-GCN and the FCC

2001-02-02 Thread matthew.wright7
From: "matthew.wright7", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Am I right in thinking they have two members. Even if the Govt get away with adding an arms-length anti into the committee, despite the unrepresentative nature of GCN, how do they justify two? Matthew -- No, they have six! Steve. Cyber

CS: Field-The Fox's Prophecy, D.W.Nash, 1870

2001-02-02 Thread matthew.wright7
From: "matthew.wright7", [EMAIL PROTECTED] If anyone is interested I've got the full text of this work which is quite stirring stuff. If you would like it, contact me off list. Matthew Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

CS: Pol-GCN

2001-02-02 Thread Steven Kendrick
Actually if you want to have a real laugh go and have a look at this: http://www.gun-control-network.org/CrimStats0101.htm Apparently having the highest handgun-related homicide figure ever is "statistically insignificant"! So if it in fact does not "save one life" they attempt to expla

CS: Pol-GCN and the FCC

2001-02-02 Thread Richard Loweth
From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I, for one of many, am GLAD that the GCN sit on the FCC! Why? Because it clearly demonstrates to all the very things that other contributors to "Cybershooters" complain of. I believe that it is quite clear now, because of the very fact that they do

CS: Pol-GCN

2001-02-02 Thread Mike Burns
From: "Mike Burns", [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.gun-control-network.org Have a read: -- Thank you for your interest in the Gun Control Network. This Website will outline our aims, which are simple, and the ways you can help, which are many. The job of this network is not to convince

CS: Admin-archives

2001-02-02 Thread Neil
From: Neil Francis, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >One thing I would point out again is that the most common >reason I get given for unsubscribing is the volume of email >messages. There are also the (web) archives - may as well publicize these as well. I have to say - for what is sent out - 20