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Mar 5 2005
Mum's plea after air rifle kills Andrew, aged 2
By Mark Mcgivern And Derek Alexander
THE mother of a two--year-old boy killed by an airgun pleaded yesterday for the weapons to be outlawed. Hours after little Andrew Morton died in hospital, his mum Sharon said: 'Airguns should be banned and anyone who carries them should be locked up.'
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson called on Westminster to review gun control laws in the wake of the tragedy.
But the Home Office in London appeared to rule out tougher regulations on air weapons.
Andrew was fatally shot in the head on Wednesday evening near his home in Easterhouse, Glasgow, after going with his brother to buy chips.
He died in the city's Southern General Hospital yesterday, with his family at his side.
Police believe Andrew was hit by a pellet aimed at firefighters, who had been called to a blaze at a flat near his home. Mark Bonnini, 27, is expected to appear in court on Monday in connection with the incident.
Anyone aged 17 or older can legally own an air rifle without a licence. But Jamieson vowed to raise the issue with the Home Office.
The minister noted that the UK Parliament had already raised the age for owning an airgun from14 to 17,banned possession of the weapons in public places and outlawed airguns fired using pressurised gas.
But she said:'I want to tell the people of Scotland that we will look very,very closely at this incident. If there are lessons tobe learned,we will learn them.
'I have to say to those who say airguns aren't harmful - just look again at the pictures in your newspapers this morning and please,think again.'
Andrew's local MSP Margaret Curran urged Westminster to consider licensing or banning them.
But the Home Office said their priority was enforcing the current law, not changing it.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Andrew's death was a 'terrible,terrible tragedy'.
Asked if it could lead to new laws, he said: 'I think for the moment it's best that we just look at it very carefully and see what lessons can be learned.'
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/t...id=89488&headline=ban-all-guns-name_page.html
Well, you could always make it against the law to shoot someone with an airgun. If that doesn't work, you could always make a law against killing someone.
Mar 5 2005
Mum's plea after air rifle kills Andrew, aged 2
By Mark Mcgivern And Derek Alexander
THE mother of a two--year-old boy killed by an airgun pleaded yesterday for the weapons to be outlawed. Hours after little Andrew Morton died in hospital, his mum Sharon said: 'Airguns should be banned and anyone who carries them should be locked up.'
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson called on Westminster to review gun control laws in the wake of the tragedy.
But the Home Office in London appeared to rule out tougher regulations on air weapons.
Andrew was fatally shot in the head on Wednesday evening near his home in Easterhouse, Glasgow, after going with his brother to buy chips.
He died in the city's Southern General Hospital yesterday, with his family at his side.
Police believe Andrew was hit by a pellet aimed at firefighters, who had been called to a blaze at a flat near his home. Mark Bonnini, 27, is expected to appear in court on Monday in connection with the incident.
Anyone aged 17 or older can legally own an air rifle without a licence. But Jamieson vowed to raise the issue with the Home Office.
The minister noted that the UK Parliament had already raised the age for owning an airgun from14 to 17,banned possession of the weapons in public places and outlawed airguns fired using pressurised gas.
But she said:'I want to tell the people of Scotland that we will look very,very closely at this incident. If there are lessons tobe learned,we will learn them.
'I have to say to those who say airguns aren't harmful - just look again at the pictures in your newspapers this morning and please,think again.'
Andrew's local MSP Margaret Curran urged Westminster to consider licensing or banning them.
But the Home Office said their priority was enforcing the current law, not changing it.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Andrew's death was a 'terrible,terrible tragedy'.
Asked if it could lead to new laws, he said: 'I think for the moment it's best that we just look at it very carefully and see what lessons can be learned.'
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/t...id=89488&headline=ban-all-guns-name_page.html
Well, you could always make it against the law to shoot someone with an airgun. If that doesn't work, you could always make a law against killing someone.