Laird Lugton Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 http://www.telegraph...hts-groups.html In a new report Animal Aid claims that the “lurid, pro-violence content" of country sports magazines could have a "corrosive, long-lasting effect on impressionable young minds” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 In principle I'm against the proposal,just to annoy the antis,but in reality I'm more or less indifferent.There are some supermarkets which refuse to sell shooting mag's full stop,(but do sell gaming mag's resplendant with ultra violent images, and soft porn) but it's no great loss as most kids I know are more interested in gaming than shooting anyway,and only have a gander through a shooting mag' if their Dad buys it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 What a load of rubbish! What about all the rubbish on TV or music popularising murder, violence and drugs? What about promoting "alternative" sexualities as being normal? Only plus side I can see is the magazines may as well include naked women in them then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's just another thing to laboriously add to the massive list of other things in this world that make no sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Just another case of political correctness gone mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Good idea; think I'll pop ino our local WH Smith and show them the report. All the shooting and fishing mags are on the bottom row and with my back........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robl Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 It’s a fair point to a certain degree. Shooting is one of those things that some parents might want to keep away from their kids. But, it’s a bit silly to moan about the shooting mags (assuming you can find any buried in the rest of the mags) but not mention all of the other mags that are harmful to kids. The Cosmos and Heats that effect personal body image perceptions. The car mags that are filled with semi naked girls and ‘avin it large fast boys’ with their ‘dangerously fast’ cars. All the lads mags (even the less smutty ones) still aren’t suitable for kids. I have two points. If you were to put them on the top shelf they would probably be even more desirable to kids, as that’s how kids brains work. If a parent want’s their kids protected from something, then it’s their job to do the protecting and make sure they educate their kids. There’s no point in trying to shield the kids from stuff, it’s much better to discuss it. I’ve no problem at all if a parent wants to educate their kids to avoid guns and country sports. That’s their right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan gun Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Its a load of bull,its just because they do not want others to get invollved in the countryside and shooting.i would rather be out shooting nothing in the country side than playing on a xbox. Atb ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 On the other hand, it would make hiding that copy of Razzle inside Sporting Gun much easier for the walk of shame to the checkout if they were both on the top shelf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 On the other hand, it would make hiding that copy of Razzle inside Sporting Gun much easier for the walk of shame to the checkout if they were both on the top shelf... You do that too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I use to read shooting mags & the Shooting Times when I was kid in the 60s some of theses animal rights vegens & hypocrites just dont live at dirt level plant earth !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Robl makes a good point, above. Otherwise intelligent people are failing to see that shooting and country sports are as different from 'gangsta' gun culture as chalk and cheese. That's the message needing ramming home. Game mags, lads mags, car mags etc etc contain material more 'offensive' than anything in Shooting Times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laird Lugton Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 On the other hand, it would make hiding that copy of Razzle inside Sporting Gun much easier for the walk of shame to the checkout if they were both on the top shelf... Razzle? You classy individual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 http://www.telegraph...hts-groups.html In a new report Animal Aid claims that the “lurid, pro-violence content" of country sports magazines could have a "corrosive, long-lasting effect on impressionable young minds” Thats me screwed up for life then, i remember getting the Shooting times and shooting news weekly from a young age- before that it was Warlord comics. If they wanna ban something try those teenage mags that my eldest reads LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 This is just another example of puerile headline-grabbing. Something has to go on the top shelf. Personally, I think a lot of the women's/teen girls' magazines are far more deserving of a top-shelf placement. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) In principle I'm against the proposal,just to annoy the antis,but in reality I'm more or less indifferent.There are some supermarkets which refuse to sell shooting mag's full stop,(but do sell gaming mag's resplendant with ultra violent images, and soft porn) but it's no great loss as most kids I know are more interested in gaming than shooting anyway,and only have a gander through a shooting mag' if their Dad buys it. I can understand why you may be indifferent, but you have missed something out. If shooting magazines go on the top shelf, then all it does is further the warped message that shooting is "wrong" and "immoral". The antis could never ban shooting all in one go. That's why they're trying to erode it bit by bit with stuff like this. We should not sit back and pretend it doesn't matter. Edited August 28, 2012 by Reece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Professor Peter Squires of the University of Brighton Children said children under 14 are not allowed to shoot without supervision yet they can look at adverts for guns and pictures of dead animals. Best put Autotrader on the top shelf along with all the other car mags....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzer67 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I think this so called Professor needs to go down to the shops and have a look at the xbox,ps3 mags and see for him self all the blood and gutts in them ,i think he will find more blood et in them then in the shooting press!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 On the other hand, it would make hiding that copy of Razzle inside Sporting Gun much easier for the walk of shame to the checkout if they were both on the top shelf... If the antis have there way, it would be more socially acceptable to hide your copy of Sporting Gun inside a copy of Razzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 In principle I'm against the proposal,just to annoy the antis,but in reality I'm more or less indifferent.There are some supermarkets which refuse to sell shooting mag's full stop,(but do sell gaming mag's resplendant with ultra violent images, and soft porn) but it's no great loss as most kids I know are more interested in gaming than shooting anyway,and only have a gander through a shooting mag' if their Dad buys it. Which supermarkets completely refuse to sell shooting magazines please? FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Asda don't carry them IIRC I know this as ASDA shopping is the most boring of the lot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomov Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 ASDA in High Wycombe has Shooting Times and Countryman's weekly. I suspect that the real driver is commercial demand, pure and simple. As for the proposal, clearly ********, dreamt up by arguably the UKs most extreme animal rights organisation - I'm surprised The Torygraph gave it space. Should be roundly rejected and seen for what it is - an attempt to marginalise a law abiding group because one set of individuals sees fit to attempt to impose its morality on another. I'll email ASDA and tell them I'm delighted to see such publications in there and how it encourages me to shop with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Cars, motorbikes and trucks kill far more people on the roads than those engaged in country sports. Gaming magazines glorify dismemberment of adversaries and death, let alone encouraging youngsters to play on their games consoles. This causes damage to their eyes as well as encouraging agrophobia. Cooking magazine encourage the use of knives and all sorts of sharp impliments. DIY causes loads of accidents in the home every year. Knitting magazines encourage the use of dangerous weapons.whilst fashion magazines encourage people to get into financial difficulties by showing what the affluent can afford. This is beside the fact that it encourages young girls to diet incessantly to get down to medically dangerous levels of weight. Maybe we should have all these magazines on the top shelf and have the front covered up with brown paper? Just imagine how the price of food would sky-rocket if all the pests and vermin were protected. We all know the damage rabbits and pigeons do the crops. Half these tree huggers have never seen the damage let alone stepped into the countryside, yet would be up in arms if the price of their bread went up to £5.00 and a pint of milk £7.00. Lamb at £15.00 a pound (propper weights) and cooking oil at £10.00 a half litre. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 In a new report Animal Aid claims that the “lurid, pro-violence content" of country sports magazines could have a "corrosive, long-lasting effect on impressionable young minds” Only in GB could something this absurd be suggested. What next-hide condoms because they encourage sex? I do wonder sometimes what on earth people smoke at home when i read things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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