Scotland to restrict airguns?

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Just caught a bit on the news about power being transferred to Scotland for such things as National Speed Limit, other motoring offences but also banning/restricting airguns.

 

Anyone know what the proposals are? I checked on the BBC website but it didn't go into much detail.

[Foxgun Tom 75]

Just caught a bit on the news about power being transferred to Scotland for such things as National Speed Limit, other motoring offences but also banning/restricting airguns.

 

Anyone know what the proposals are? I checked on the BBC website but it didn't go into much detail.

 

 

The Scottish government has been pushing this for a while!! and it will get the powerto do so!! You are niave to think Scotland won't get more adminstrative powers after the "Calman Report" (the nationalist Government took no part in this!! tories, labour and liberal's did!!) but if it happens? it will only affect us and not you.

 

Tom

 

Ps: Why post a thread that does'nt affect you? it may be a devolved issue!!

Scottish legistlation has no effect on French, Dutch, German or even the rest of the UK Firearms law at present, but it looks as if we Scots may be in the shit

 

SACs will be able to do "feck all" they don't have enough members in Scotland or the financial clout? and a Scottish nationalist government will pay no heed to BASC an organisation based south of the border that's aims are UK wide rather than Scottish (sad but true)

 

 

Tom

Edited November 25, 2009 by Foxgun Tom

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So you can't have an interest in current affairs unless it directly affects you?

[Geoff.C 0]

Fair play Tom. It may only affect Scotland initially, but once a ban was in place, it would give westminster a big lever to spread it. As the tv news said, they would be able to raise/lower taxes, set their own speed limits and then ban airguns. As a possible ban was either the 2nd or 3rd item mentioned,depending which news you saw, it shows how high up the agenda it is, and what has been said already to the media. I think anyone has a right to post on this "hot potato".

[Nik_B 3,790]

Fair play Tom. It may only affect Scotland initially, but once a ban was in place, it would give westminster a big lever to spread it. As the tv news said, they would be able to raise/lower taxes, set their own speed limits and then ban airguns. As a possible ban was either the 2nd or 3rd item mentioned,depending which news you saw, it shows how high up the agenda it is, and what has been said already to the media. I think anyone has a right to post on this "hot potato".

 

Can't beat a good witch hunt to whip the public up in to a mass hysteria.

[big SED 0]

I did hear from someone that you may soon have to have a FAC to own an airifle! Does anyone know if this is going to be the case?

Edited November 28, 2009 by big SED