'Is it perhaps time that responsible, law abiding air rifle shooters adopt a similar attitude? Clearly, a substancial number of us do not align ourselves with an umbrella organisation.'


And not only because it would allow us to disassociate ourselves from the activities of the lunatics who commit these crimes. A large and powerful body such as suggested would be the best antidote to the activities of the nati-gun extremeists both in and out of government. Don't hold your breath though - airgunners are notoriously the most difficult section of the shooting sports to organise perhaps because we have in the past been realtively immmune from the legislative consequences. That is about to change though and maybe this time we'll heed the wake-up call.