everygoodnamewastaken Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 http://www.wmsa.net/news/CNSNews/cns-020920_uk_ban_air.htm Just thought this may interest you's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 Its the old story,I've got copys of airgun world from the early 80s and this thing about licensing and age limits used to be brought up nearly as often as it is know.If the current laws were implemented by the police there wouldnt be any problems,just because they dont have enough manpower to spend time finding the catshooters ect shouldnt mean the rest of us should suffer.I dont see how licencing could work all that would happen is that the ones of us that were legit and had somthing to loose ie firearms certs revoked or dedicated airgunners who used there airguns responably would sign up and the rest would just carry on as they were before.As for age limits its the way most of us probably found our way into the sport in the first place,it would just be cutting out vital new sportsmen/women from trying a very enjoyable hobby.We should all be worried by this sort of thing :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 1, 2002 Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 A few weeks ago a stall in our nearby town market was selling pistols that used a "gas bulb" and fired plastic pellets. Very realistic looking and costing about £5.00. The local juvenile inbreds were lining up to spend their drug money on them (cynical old Cranfield). I didn,t notice any of them buying the targets, which were optional extras. I suspect they had other "targets" in mind. The same stall was also selling laser pointers and high powered catapults. These are the sort of things that need to be controlled in some way. Don,t forget there is no legal age limit on the purchase of any of the above items. Its obvious that their purchase is for mainly anti-social reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted November 1, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 Cranfield, the ice cream vans outside my school sell those guns. Dont think this is right because all the stupid first years buy them and run about school like rambo shooting people they only cost £2.50. An accident is soon going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted November 1, 2002 Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 I thought those co2 guns were under same laws as normal airguns?Just shows what i know :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted November 1, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 these arent co2 ones sorry i read it rong you pull what would be the working parts on a real gun to #### it then it fires once and has to be cocked again, they fire plastic bb's but could still take an eye out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted November 1, 2002 Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 I remember as a child having a cap gun that fired plastic pellets not very powerful but as you say powerful enough to blind you,the problem is were do you start licencing, ie at what power?The thing is i never fired mine at anyone as i was allways taught good gun handiling even if it was a toy.I know the kids that buy alot of these guns have no sense of these things.Its a very difficult subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted November 1, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 Well they could start by not selling them outside a school!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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