1. 23 Nov 2009 16:42God-Speed_88 said

No way, this is unacceptable. Next minute they will be banning toy guns, that make a noise and light up. Our rights to own weapons are already appalling never mind introducing the ban of air guns. I don't mean to sound cruel but just because one kid dies doesn't mean a ban should be placed upon said item.

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2. 23 Nov 2009 21:54davy19 said

No way should ths happen,So!as per usual the governing body will make a decision that punishes and criminalises the majority because of the actions of a few irresponsible thugs in the minority.They have already banned hand guns in this country but it has not made them disappear or stopped people from shooting each other. Oh!! lets see if we can ban all kitchen knives ,hammers ,screwdrivers and any other sharp impliments we can think of because they can be used to kill people at random, it's not the gun or the knife that kills it's the thug who weilds it. So lets get real here folks drop the P.C. and get our lives back!!!!!!!!!!!!

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3. 23 Nov 2009 22:08davy19 said

Who will compensate the responsible air gun owners for the loss they will incur if a ban is passed,the cost of which can run into hundreds and sometimes a thousand pounds or more???? The goverment!! I think not!!! Don't ban air guns make them harder to own and purchase raise the legal age of ownership & use.

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4. 24 Nov 2009 00:43David Gerrard said

Part 1:

Sharon McMillan and Andy Morton are typical of the people in this country that DON'T understand the plight of LEGITIMATE shooters. Pest Controllers and insured and registered target clubs will all be affected if the Scottish Government ban ALL air weapons.

I bet that the father (looking as though he lives in a rough area) had no objections to airguns BEFORE this incident. I bet he never found anything wrong with them, or even gave them thought. They never do. PArents see nothing wrong with stuff, and only jump when something goes wrong. No call for a ban was heard from them (the parents) BEFORE their kid sadly died. So, for them now, it's a hate crime against ALL people who use airguns. Legitimate or otherwise.

THESE PEOPLE TICK ME OFF. Howsabout as well if you are reading this Sharon McMillan and Andy Morton, BANNING SMOKING as it kills kids too. Oh yeah, and you may like a wee swally or maybe some dope (by the looks of yous), so get onto the government about banning all that stuff too...

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5. 24 Nov 2009 00:43David Gerrard said

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But hang about - drink hasn't killed you, or the dope, or the fags. If you have a car, then those have killed WAY more kids than guns EVER will.

Stop tarring everyone with the same brush as if we (the shooters) are ALL bad eggs. Yes, some are, but tighteneing the rules and maybe licencing them FIRST, before deciding on an outright ban may be a help and benefit to all.

Remember Hungerford? Full bore weapons (automatic rifles etc), that killed many. The government set a ban on certain weapons and kids still died years later in Dunblane - so banning did not work then.

After Dunblane, MORE stricter laws, rules and regulations came into force. But, Reese Jones in Liverpool was shot (accidentally as he got in the line of fire in a gang related shooting) again, by a LIVE and illegal weapon - NOT an air weapon.

Think about that before you start pumping your stupid and unrealistic ideals down others throats.

Oh, I forgot - you don't give a stuff about anything else do you. Sod the statistics, just concentrate on the 1% (you) and carry on living in a dream world that all will be fantastic and rosy when they ban air weapons.

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6. 26 Nov 2009 19:48DaVeB said

This ban will curtail the enjoyment & pastime of tens of thousands of individuals who lawfully own and safely use an airgun.

Additionally, the use of airguns generates large revenues for the government in terms of jobs & equipment sales, membership fees, insurance etc. Professional air gunning also educates young people and adults alike in the proper use of firearms so they may safely progress on to more high powered firearms if they wish to do so.

If this ban goes ahead please can you tell me how these law abiding citizens are going to be compensated for having their legitimate enjoyment taken away in such a dictatorial manner? I alone own approximately £2000 of equipment that will become instantly redundant if the ban comes into force? Say there are 20,000 air rifle shooters in Scotland, in a similar position, then compensation will be running at something like £40 million. Surely this money could be better spent elsewhere? Possibly by stopping the far greater number of injuries caused every night by alcohol & drug misuse, dangerous driving, knives etc. etc. Although I do not expect this will be done, because air gunning is a high profile, politically correct, for the ill informed to scores cheap political points with compared to fixing the much deeper cracks in our society. This proposal in itself is a sad reflection of how twisted the political system has become with politicians trying to claw back the moral high ground after the expense scandals and the like. Hopefully come election time we will be able to draw our own conclusions as to who is trying to do most good for the law abiding citizens & country and those that are in politics for the wrong reasons.

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