From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Letter sent to my MP - for your info.
Dear Mr Pollard,
Proposed New Controls On Ownership Of Shotguns
I have read with some alarm that the Government is proposing to impose
additional controls on the ownership of shotguns and firearms which will
include:
Limitations on use of firearms by young people
Strengthening controls on ownership of shotguns
Further limiting the sale of airguns
These proposals are based on recommendations made by the Home Affairs Select
Committee after their recent investigation of this matter. I followed this
investigation very closely and must tell you that I was quite astonished by
the findings. Over the course of several weeks the committee heard evidence
from many knowledgeable people to the effect that existing controls are
oppressive, over-complicated and inconsistently enforced. I therefore cannot
understand why the Committee reccommended adding yet another layer of
pointless restrictions to the ones in place already. I can only conclude that
the Committee must have ignored the evidence before it and acted out of
prejudice against gun ownership rather than any real need.
Sir, the new controls proposed by the Home Office will make for extremely bad
law; they appear to ignore common sense and experience in favour of simple
dogma, ie: guns are bad, therefore we must ban guns. We are told that further
controls will protect the public from harm but the suggestion that more
restrictions on legal ownership will reduce criminal use is frankly
nonsensical; it is akin to saying:
My dog has bitten a child
Therefore I will kick my cat
If my dog continues to bite children I will go on kicking my cat until the
dog stops
I would ask that you consider the proposals very carefully, and act only when
a clear need for action is shown and a real benefit is likely.
This government's continued attack on shooting and hunting in defiance of
reason and decency suggests an obsessive hatred of the practitioners rather
than any real harm done.
It could be suggested that such people are not New Labour supporters in any
case and can therefore be persecuted with impunity, particularly if it will
win popularity with a largely urban electorate. This mindset is highly
dangerous; to attack a minority simply because you can get away with it is
the act of a tyrant, not a civilised and tolerant democratic regime.
I would be very interested to hear your views on this important subject.
Yours sincerely,
James Walton
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
___________________________________________________________
T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16
Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
