I feel SOOOOO much safer now

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doh, the only reason they arent going to ban them is its too difficult
its too difficult because they dont know where they all are
if you register them it makes it easy to round up all the registerd guns for destruction. registration/licensing etc etc is the thin end of the wedge.
think how great it will sound for a meeja sound bite
200,000 airguns registered
then 6 months later 199,999 airguns confiscated after numpty with bb gun waves it around, 1 air gun license holder prosecuted for refusing to give over his rifels till the ARU accidentally thought it was a table leg a nd shot him.

Seriously tho, I have no problem with the police or the even the courts they are all doing the best they can (must try harder). My problem is with the bandwagon politicians who see a tradgedy and try to manufacture political capital from it at our expense.

The legitimate shooting community are penalised again
multi sho shotguns go sec1
self loading rifles banned
pistols banned
brococks banned
..
give them an inch by letting them think we will take anymore lying down is asking for the next two lines which GCN and the rest will be happy to support with media friendly predigested mcburger soundbites

..airguns banned
.. 22self loading rifles banned
shotguns banned
rifles banned
fishing banned
archery banned
crossbows banned
catapults banned
biro pens banned
sharp pointy sticks outlawed
etc

DO NOT make the mistake of trading away hard won and defended freedoms in the hope that the big nasty bullies will go away and leave you alone. its akin to blackmailers ...too much is never enough, they always want to take more of what you have. And if you let them they will.