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[Chris]

Was there a compensation package for owners and dealers after the hand gun ban instigated by the Dunblane tragedy?

[mosstrooper]

Yes. Whether it was fair or not I am not sure. I am sure somebody who was involved at the time will be along soon to give more details.

I take it that you are thinking about any possible airgun ban. If there are any restrictions I don't think it will be a ban. The government will have learned after the handgun ban (which cost a fortune) and the brocock fiasco. If anything does happen I think it will be some type of licensing system. e.g. you will have until a certain date to get a license if you want to keep an air gun. After that date, if you choose not to get a license, you will have to hand it in. It would be your choice, so no compensation would be paid. A bit like, but not the same as, the Brocock set up.

Any new shooters thinking of taking up the sport would have the hassle of applying for a license so may be put off and the sport will suffer.

[john RFC]

I can rember my uncle telling me the guys with pistols got about £100 for £1000 plus guns. we should kick up a fuss about how much this will cost the tax payer aswell as bringing in the rest of this legislation

keep shooting
john

[Kenny]

For 168,000 handguns surrendered it cost the government 94 million pounds to compensate.

I heard the opposite, they compensated for not only handguns but all brass, powders and bullets including equipment to homeload.

i know one guy who was given £700 for a £100 pistol, and later saw it in a European magazine. it was a one off. So you decide what happened to all the 'destroyed' guns!

rgds
kenny