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    [England] Govt consultation goes out on ending silencer registration

    https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/firearms-licensing-sound-moderators This has been kicked round here for some time, and the likelihood is that it will go ahead; the same model silencer for a .22 is already sold free of controls for pellet guns anyway. We see quite a few people here...
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    Police chief squashes idea that gun owners might fight terrorists [Britain]

    “Under no circumstances would we want members of the public to arm themselves with firearms, not least because officers responding would not know who the offenders were, and quite obviously they would not have the time to ask. Our message to the public is a simple one: to run, to hide and to...
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    'Gun porn' should be on the top shelf say animal rights groups (UK)

    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”. But shooting organisations dismissed the campaign as “pathetic”, pointing out that the magazines promote responsible...
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    follow-up to thread about self-defence in UK

    which started here http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=113347&highlight=samengo-turner last year Ex-officer cleared over knife in bag By Helen Nugent A BUSINESSMAN who says that he lost a multimillion-pound Formula One deal after being arrested by anti-terrorist police was cleared...
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    (Scotland) First Minister promises airgun ban

    McConnell pledges airgun shake-up Andrew Morton's death prompted moves to toughen up gun laws Legislation on airguns looks set to be tightened following the death of Glasgow toddler Andrew Morton. The first minister said he will have discussions with the Home Office about introducing a...
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    An appeal against licence revocation fails (UK)

    this one is only of interest to the newspapers because of the Diana connection: 'Liar' Hewitt can't have gun licences back, says judge By Caroline Davies (Filed: 26/11/2004, London Daily Telegraph) James Hewitt, the former lover of Diana, Princess of Wales, was branded a "liar" yesterday...
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    (UK) police officers down tools

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/gun/Story/0,2763,1341499,00.html At least 20 members of the Metropolitan police's elite firearms unit are refusing to carry their weapons in protest at the suspension of two colleagues over the death of a man carrying a table leg which they mistook for a shotgun. A...
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    gun stores in terminal decline (South Africa)

    S Africa puts safety catch on gun sales Gavin du Venage, Cape Town September 30, 2004 "BETTER a warm gun than a cold grave" reads a poster in a once busy gun shop window. The friendly neighbourhood firearm dealer, as much a part of South African life as the barbecue, may be about to...
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    (UK) Man shoots burglar, will not face charges

    Farmer who shot suspect burglar is not charged London Daily Telegraph (Filed: 04/09/2004) A 72-year-old farmer who shot a suspected burglar will not face criminal charges. Kenneth Faulkner was arrested after shooting in the leg a 22-year-old man he thought was breaking into a garage at...
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    (UK) Man who killed knife intruder denies murder

    Man who killed knife intruder denies murder [London Daily Telegraph] (Filed: 04/08/2004) A builder who fatally stabbed a man armed with a knife who broke into his home and allegedly threatened to kill him has been put on trial for murder. David Armstrong, 39, who denies murder, is on trial...
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    (UK) Latest ideas being floated for further gun restrictions

    available to download from http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs3/consult_firearms.html
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    (UK) pro-gun group warns of fresh restrictions

    'To add to these concerns, we have received information from a reliable source, advising us that the Government intends to impose further restrictions on shooting and on associated activities such as collecting deactivated guns etc. We understand that this is to be achieved by the introduction...
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    (UK) Minority party spokesman attacked on pro-gun stance

    Anger over Tory MP's gun gaffe Kirsty Scott Wednesday March 10, 2004 The Guardian The Conservative leader, Michael Howard, has been urged to sack Patrick Mercer, his frontbench spokesman on home security, after the MP attacked the UK's handgun ban and suggested children in rural areas...
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    husband loads himself into shotgun shells

    Husband's ashes used for shotgun cartridges By Auslan Cramb (Filed: 16 Feb 2004) The widow of an expert on vintage shotguns had her husband's ashes loaded into cartridges and used by friends for the last shoot of the season. Joanna Booth organised the shoot for 20 close friends on an estate...
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    Gun buy-back program in Macedonia

    New Renault? No thanks, I'd rather keep my AK-47 (Filed: 11/09/2003) The weapons amnesty in Macedonia is failing despite a handsome offer - the chance to win a new car. Neil Barnett reports from Skopje The last time that the people of Macedonia were offered a weapons amnesty, one man turned...
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    (UK) Colombian official cleared in self-defence case

    Colombian official cleared of murdering son's mugger By Sue Clough, Courts Correspondent (Filed: 23/07/2003) A Colombian embassy official whose case became a diplomatic issue between Tony Blair and President Alvaro Uribe was cleared yesterday of the murder and manslaughter of a mugger...
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    Signature Colt 1851 navy - wedge problems

    being on my third wedge, and finding it jumping out of the slot with any respectable load, is there anyone out there who makes a wider width one which is likely to last longer?
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    Rossi Winchester '92 rifle copy

    some time back I think somebody pointed us to a site giving some tips on disassembling this gun. Although I have managed to do it in the past I'd like to review the steps again, as it differs in some points from the original '92
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    Human shield sees the light

    I was a naive fool to be a human shield for Saddam By Daniel Pepper [London Sunday Telegraph 23 March] I wanted to join the human shields in Baghdad because it was direct action which had a chance of bringing the anti-war movement to the forefront of world attention. It was inspiring...
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    NRA holds meeting with British gun owners to learn lessons

    Wayne La Pierre was in London this week to film a program about British gun registration and the lessons it holds for U.S. owners. Report at http://www.sportsmansassociation.org.uk/Members/News%20200203.htm
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