From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mick Gault took several medals last time (five Golds I think)
- and they had to mention his achievement on Sports Personality
of the Year!
What better publicity for the sport.
Personally having listened to Dr Mick North and John Hoare
debate this
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
6) Perhaps, if selected Pistol Shooters wish to make a point,
they could turn up for the matches, without a gun, and record
a zero score. Personally I consider that there is more to be
gained by obtaining good results, remember Micky Gault's 4
Pistol
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A demonstration in Manchester based on dumping large
numbers of vehicles to cause traffic chaos to make
contestants in other sports late for their
events--or miss them all together. That's the way to
get publicity.
Barry Woodward
An idea similar to this
From: "bob blake", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Personally I would like to see the entire British shooting team boycott the
Manchester games and make as much political capital out of it as possible.
Agreed. They should turn up, with their guns, and then refuse to shoot
and ensure the media know they
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I concur with this approach - show up and take your place on the line and
either
refuse to fire a shot or put all shots into the berm off target !
Record a big Zero score for the official records and then explain to the
press why!
Just a Yanks opinion, and I'm a "right
From: "Jim FRANKLIN", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If Mick Gault won a medal, I think that would give him a
platform to heavily criticise the Government.
I'm sure this can be corroborated from other sources,
but it is my understanding that Mick Gault (and his
compatriot, who name is not to hand), were
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have to say I totally disagree, the Olympic shooters
aren't being "elitist", they just want to shoot like
the rest of us. And it plays right into the hands
of the antis. Kate Hoey seems to be sticking her
neck out for us and it would stupid not to encourage
From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I wholeheartedly agree...and NOW is the time to get
letter writing to your LOCAL MP asking him or her to
"ask the Home Secretary" if he will refuse to make any
exception to the law which prevents the shooting of
handguns in a competitive manner.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A demonstration in Manchester based on dumping large
numbers of vehicles to cause traffic chaos to make
contestants in other sports late for their
events--or miss them all together. That's the way to
get publicity.
Barry Woodward
Cybershooters website:
From: Jonathan Spencer, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Under Mr Straw's
concession, weapons which are currently illegal in
Britain will be allowed into the country under strict
control.
the Home Office is planning to allow
competitors to hand guns into Customs on arrival in
England. These will then be
From: Nik Jones, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When Mike Gault won his 4 medals last time, how much of a
platform did this give him to criticise the Government?
How much media attention was he given?
Still if no-one's guns are stolen and no-one is
accidentally shot, it should show us in a good light.
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
BRITISH shooters are threatening to boycott the 2002
Commonwealth Games in Manchester because the Government's
ban on handguns prevents them practising.
They claim the ban puts them at a severe disadvantage to
foreign rivals,
Sunday Telegraph
ISSUE 1906 Sunday 13 August 2000
Gun ban threatens British Games prospects
By David Bamber Home Affairs Correspondent
BRITISH shooters are threatening to boycott the 2002
Commonwealth Games in Manchester because the Government's
ban on handguns prevents them practising.
From: Ken Wyatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To be honest I would consider anyone who shot the comp or helped in the
running of the comp to be a "Judas".
Our sport is based on competition, if UK can't let ordinary shootewrs
take part in a once lawfull sport then no one should compete, to be
honest, in
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
BRITISH shooters are threatening to boycott the 2002
Commonwealth Games in Manchester because the Government's
ban on handguns prevents them practising.
They claim the ban puts them at a severe disadvantage to
foreign rivals,
Personally I would like to see
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
. In the run-up to the Games, they are
asking Jack Straw, the Home Secretary, to use his
ministerial powers to give British team members special
permission to use their guns.
Under Mr Straw's
concession, weapons which are currently illegal in
Britain will be
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