Livefast123 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I signed and sent emails to both my local MEP's. This should have been shouted from every shooting orgs website, every gunshops door and be the talk of shooting folk around the country. Sadly I feel the I'm alright Jack apathy coming in...........never mind if all those nasty target rifles and walt shotguns are banned.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye18 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I signed and sent emails to both my local MEP's. This should have been shouted from every shooting orgs website, every gunshops door and be the talk of shooting folk around the country. Sadly I feel the I'm alright Jack apathy coming in...........never mind if all those nasty target rifles and walt shotguns are banned.... spot on fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 A lot of people that shoot, the vast majority, either don't use forums, don't use the Internet much or live rurally which, as I well know, means that the access to anything on the Internet is severely restricted by the quality of service they receive. This is why I believe the onus falls to the trade, shooting clubs and organisations and the press to highlight the issues and raise support. However, signatures on a sheet doesn't actually hold much sway over unelected MEPs, they tend to view such things with disdain - a handful of thousand people object to something, so what? That's not democracy, democracy is what they decide is democratic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) Had a reply from 2 out of 3 local MEPs so far, the third is from the Greens so wouldn't expect a reply.........Looks like UKIP would appriciate input from shooters. Ashley Fox, Conservitive MEP Dear Mr Livefast, Thank you for writing to me about proposed EU changes to firearms classifications. The events in Paris last month were horrific and it is important that in the wake of these monstrous actions we pursue the guilty and bring them to justice. However, I believe it is important to resist the urge to overreact and punish the law abiding through knee-jerk political reactions. I do not believe that had the European Commission proposed measures to tighten gun controls across the EU been in force that this would have had any effect on what happened in Paris. None of the weapons used there were legally held by licensed residents. They were illegally acquired and illegally used. There are many law abiding citizens who use firearms either professionally or recreationally. There are others who collect decommissioned guns, or replicas thereof, perfectly legitimately. I am a supporter of both groups. The Commission's proposals will now have to go through the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament and will no doubt be subject to change and amendment. I will certainly be considering any attempt to tighten gun controls very carefully before voting on them in the European Parliament next year. Yours sincerely, Ashley Fox MEP _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ William Dartmouth MEP, UKIP Dear Mr Livefast, Thank you for your letter about the EU Firearms directive. It raises important issues. First, may I make a practical observation? The reality is that weapons controls are as strict in the UK as anywhere in the world that we are aware of. From routinely armed police, through ordinary shops selling items which would not be on sale in the same way in the UK, to the numbers of guns, the UK operates tight controls by comparison with many other EU countries. That provides the backdrop for our overall approach. We do not want the UK to be collateral damage to European bureaucratic tightening. Our approach, therefore, is to analyse and understand practical consequences and ensure that planned legislation does not inconvenience and remove the rights of ordinary people. At the same time, we will try to ensure that the proposals offer the highest possible level of genuine security protection. In short, the topic is one where the devil lies in the detail. We, in the EFDD and UKIP will therefore read the small print of what is proposed and ensure it will work in the real world. You can potentially help us achieve this. If you identify legal non-sense which will damage ordinary people unnecessarily whilst at the same time not improving security, please do let us know? Our goal is to scrutinise what is proposed in a manner which both protects your freedoms and keeps you secure. I hope that helps. Yours sincerely, William Dartmouth MEP Edited December 8, 2015 by Livefast123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossberg-operator Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 MEP, conservative, spokesman of home and justice affairs for them in Brussel, who SUPPORTS the proposal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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