Phil Perry Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Our disarmament continues - Air rifle control / Ban debate underway in the House of Commons at the moment. . .. I believe that their next target ( pun intended ) is Peashooters. . . as these terrible weapons can take your eye out. 'Catapults' ( sometimes called 'Shanghais' ) were made illegal to sell or supply in the UK some years ago. . .( Thank gawd for that, . . I used to keep hitting my own thumb with pebbles. . .) HOWEVER.,. .Interestingly enough,. . . it is still legal to purchase and keep Longbows and even CROSSBOWS, without any kind of licence nor personal owner registration / supervision.. Anyone who has had experience with crossbows will know that they are potentially bloody lethal. Even 'Low powered' models can kill at short range. I have an amateur constructed crossbow, which is extremely accurate up to distances of 30 metres. . ( No, I didn't build it myself,. . it was part of a 'Silent Key' sale, where a Ham Radio operator had shuffled off this mortal coil, and I sold some of his kit for his widow. I kept the CB as I liked it. ) Disjointed, poorly informed Governance.. . .leading to Disjointed, poorly informed legislation. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 HOWEVER.,. .Interestingly enough,. . . it is still legal to purchase and keep Longbows without any kind of licence nor personal owner registration / supervision... Where do you think those dumb Yanks got the idea for their 2nd Amendment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Where do you think those dumb Yanks got the idea for their 2nd Amendment? Err. . . . Paul Revere and the 'Minute men' ? ? ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Where do you think those dumb Yanks got the idea for their 2nd Amendment? But But But Old mate,. . . .the Bow and Arrow was surely part and parcel of the detriment of early wagon train (ers), whilst moving in and immorally taking over masses of 'Injun' lands. . .? I am royally surprised and stunned that ole' Abe Lincoln didn't ban this awful weapon when he had the chance. . . . I am trying to visualize a fully automatic longbow. . . Chief Sitting Bull would have been appalled I'm sure. . .Hokahey ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Meh... no great shakes. Air rifles are already restricted here. I have a firearms license so kept my father-in-law's air rifle when he died - tried to interest the kids in some target shooting last year and none of them were particularly enthused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I handed in my rifle when they wanted me to pay for a licence. From memory it was harder to own a gun in the UK in the fifties than it was in Australia. Then it appeared to be easy to own a gun when I went back to the UK to visit 20 years or so ago. Now in Aus. it is just about illegal to even think of discharging a gun. A big change from when I was paid to carry and use a gun, but I don't miss the 9lbs on my shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I have never owned a gun and the only guns I have shot are an air rifle and an M-16 (cadets). I have been thinking of getting an air rifle here.. something like a BB, more for my son to target practice and me to scare off the foxes than anything else. Went to the gun shop and was told I would have to be registered. I don't think there was a cost (or if there was, it was negligible). I was OK with it, but was thinking how does registering ensure peaceful use? In any case, it would be more effective as a weapon against people used as a cricket bat, so if I wanted to use it to hurt someone, I may was well use a cricket bat - and I don't have to be registered to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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