Originally Posted by
bighit
Where do you get 475,000 criminals from ?
Did you read this bit ?
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Just because the Scottish Goverment said there was an estimated 500.000 airguns in Scotland it does not mean there would be 500.000 AWL applications .
500,000 airguns does not mean 500,000 airgun owners
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I had 3 airguns . I did not have 3 separate licenses for each one . There is a member from Scotland on here that must have more that 20 airguns , he wont have more that 20 separate licenses
If another collector has 100 in his collection, he counts as one license not 100.
They estimate 4 to 6 million in in England and wales ( the last time I looked) .
4 to 6 million AIRGUNS not OWNERS.
Even if his figures are wrong it still leaves a hell of a lot of air rifles in Scotland unlicensed in essence creating potential criminals under said law. It won't stop actual criminals using firearms and criminalises Joe Bloggs who has had his airgun collection since the 1950s - he doesn't want to apply for a license because his collection is worth thousands and may be seized.
Personally I can see from Joe Bloggs point of view and I'm glad this ill-conceived law hasn't come into effect in Wales and England so far.
***Proud Member of Castleton Air Rifle Club***