"The Air Gun as a Serious Weapon" by H Marks

[Salamander]

.... but reality since 1968 and then 1969 with Mr Willie Whitelaws 'especially powerful Airw.....s amendment Bill .

Willie Whitelaw wasn't Home Secretary in 1968 or 1969. Labour were in power then and Jim Callaghan was Home Secretary. Whitelaw had nothing to do with changes to the law on firearms.

[Jimny4x4]

Willie Whitelaw wasn't Home Secretary in 1968 or 1969. Labour were in power then and Jim Callaghan was Home Secretary. Whitelaw had nothing to do with changes to the law on firearms.

Politicians - they all look the same to me .
You are correct of course Show your age :

http://legislation.data.gov.uk/cy/uk....htm?wrap=true

I love all AIR-WEAPONS , BIG AORWPONS AND SMALL AURWAPINS ....sorry I just had to got round somebody's idea of blanket banning the word a.i.r.w.e.a.p.o.n. on this forum .

The Law is very clear on the matter .

Despite all the gassing over sensibilities , try and argue any of these fanciful day dream ideas with a POLICE OFFICER .
Nobody cares a monkeys about us , our lost in the mists of childhood ideas of collecting and using airguns ... an airgun is an A.I.R.W.E.A.P.O.N. to the only people that matter these days ( the ones that can handcuff / tazer/ gas you ) ....The Law .

You won't win any argument to the contrary with them .

[cringe]

Politicians - they all look the same to me .
You are correct of course Show your age :

http://legislation.data.gov.uk/cy/uk....htm?wrap=true

I love all AIR-WEAPONS , BIG AORWPONS AND SMALL AURWAPINS ....sorry I just had to got round somebody's idea of blanket banning the word a.i.r.w.e.a.p.o.n. on this forum .

The Law is very clear on the matter .

Despite all the gassing over sensibilities , try and argue any of these fanciful day dream ideas with a POLICE OFFICER .
Nobody cares a monkeys about us , our lost in the mists of childhood ideas of collecting and using airguns ... an airgun is an A.I.R.W.E.A.P.O.N. to the only people that matter these days ( the ones that can handcuff / tazer/ gas you ) ....The Law .

You won't win any argument to the contrary with them .

Calm down, chill , relax,
Hello again, I've only been on this forum for about a week, & am feeling really guilty about stirrings things up ! I can't sleep at night! please help? When I read the rules/introduction etc. does it not mention something about a vote or poll?
Could one of you more computer knowing people set up a vote? ie: is an air gun a weapon? or not?

[cringe]

Calm down, chill , relax,
Hello again, I've only been on this forum for about a week, & am feeling really guilty about stirrings things up ! I can't sleep at night! please help? When I read the rules/introduction etc. does it not mention something about a vote or poll?
Could one of you more computer knowing people set up a vote? ie: is an air gun a weapon? or not?

second thought's I say no, this debate is getting boring , we all no what we feel inside! & we perceive our toys to be toys,
But ! OMG 50th edition of "Action Man" "WHAT " !!! -- some sort of "f" baller [honestly, what is the world coming to?]

[BSFNUT]

Just looked at the title of this thread and remembered a 'Guns and Ammo' US Magazine (still going) article from about 1977 with the airgun as a home defence weapon !!!!!

seemed to remember the BSA Scorpion and Webley Premier were the favoured tools.

Strange really as the Americans, even then, were in .44 magnum ' make my day' territory whilst us over the pond were struggling to reach 12ft /lbs with German technology .

My Airsporter of the day ( Mk4 or Mk5 .22 was 10 ft/lbs on a ballistic pendulum) until I bought a S/H BSF B55 .177 from MAG and put an export spring in .

No matter how much money you had in 1977 ( I was 15) the top of the range was a FWB 124 / 127 ( £86) plus an Apel OPM and a Tasco 2-7 x 32 about £30.

How times have changed

[harvey_s]

Calm down, chill , relax,
Hello again, I've only been on this forum for about a week, & am feeling really guilty about stirrings things up ! I can't sleep at night! please help? When I read the rules/introduction etc. does it not mention something about a vote or poll?
Could one of you more computer knowing people set up a vote? ie: is an air gun a weapon? or not?

Jeez, it doesn't matter what YOU think...

The Dictionary says it's a weapon.
The Law says it's weapon.
The general public know it's a weapon.
Most sensible shooters know it's a weapon.

You can call it a pink blancmange for all I care - but the constant misbelief in the face of hard fact is a fool's paradise.

[Garvin]

The Dictionary says it's a weapon.

It doesn't.

Most sensible shooters know it's a weapon.

They don't.