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(1) Control over Firearms - from the Home Department 2000. IN amongst it, it talks aboit the Governments belief on an airgun ban, licencing, and some of the decisions that lead to the VCR bill. End of the day, a panel of experts looked at the data, politicians interpreted this, and yet still they felt that a ban and licencing scheme were not necessary and unworkable. 10 years on, with further falling gun crime and airgun crime, what has changed? Why do (at least) the SNP still feel a personal need to enforce their own opinion on us, despite no actual evidence to support their aims?
(2) Air Guns - Home affairs section 2009 - an up-to-date overview of the political standpoint on airguns. It acknowledges the Anti-socila Behaviour Act 2003, the Violent Crime Reduction Act, the VCR bill, and the Criminal Justice Act 2003. It acknowledges the change in the ways that airguns can be bought, and to who. There is reference to the effect of the Callman Commission, and the effect it has on Scotland potentially. It's opinion is that further restriction and licensing are not required as of 2004. So again, whats changed.? Justice Secetary Kenny MacAskill still believes that there is a particular problem in Scotland.
I think that it does make for some good (yet dry) reading. I think that it highlights many of our own arguments against an airgun ban, and possibly againts licensing... its just ironic that this information is from conclusions made by the Government in England, yet it is the pseudo Scottish govenment that we have to fight. The evidence seems against them, and it seems to me at leats that we are now fighting a battle of wills... unfortunately the MSPs so far have a louder voice than ours.
Regards,
Chris
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