Scottish airgun licencingl

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was not just the SNP that wanted it though . tommy sheridan started the ball rolling i believe

http://www.scotsman.com/news/sherida...-ban-1-1342801

from his meeting with aberdeen council in 2007

Detailed comments received were:-
• Councillor Greig:Libdem
My reaction is to support the ban. I would also like to see a ban extended to replica guns,
though this might not be feasible/workable. A ban often looks like an easy option but from
what I've read this is a very welcome proposal.
My opinion is that I support the proposed bill to limit the sale and circulation of air weapons.
I tend to support the ban on the sale of replica guns but would need more information on
this.
These are views I would be contributing to a discussion with my Group and with the
Community Safety Partnership. The policy that I would support would be subject to further
internal discussion. I am convinced that there would be a wide range of views amongst all
Councillors and partners.
I want to see a safer environment and I believe that the circulation of air guns needs to be
carefully and effectively controlled to achieve this.
• Councillor Jaffray: SNP
Did you know that over seven and a half years ago I put a motion to Council to see if we
could ban air guns? Everyone was in agreement and the motion was passed to the relevant
Committee for action. The Press "dug out" my old motion about a week ago and referred to
it in the paper.
The Committee agreed to give an official money to go out and buy three airguns in different
price ranges. I did not know that guns are judged on their velocity. Having bought the
airguns and ammunition the velocity of each gun had to be fired and tested. Aberdeen City
Council and Grampian Police do not have the facilities to test guns, and our official had to
take the guns on the train to Glasgow to get Strathclyde Police to test them as they have
facilities for doing this. If the velocity of any of the guns had been too powerful then we
could have prohibited their sale but we as a City could not have made a bylaw without taking
it to the Scottish Parliament, so my motion was the first step.
Unfortunately, all guns met the criteria and so we failed at that time. In the intervening years
more people and animals have been killed and maimed with people using these airguns
irresponsibly and I am very glad that Councillor Collie has now put a motion to Council on
the same subject.
• Councillor Dean: Tory
As you will have seen from my response to Councillor Greig, I don't think it will be possible
to reach a "Council" view on this until Councillor Collie's motion is debated by the Policy and
Strategy Committee.
I feel that this is much more a matter of conscience than of policy, and would be hoping that
all Groups on the Council take this as a "free vote", with no Party influence.
Committee Report - Motion to Ban Airguns
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• Councillor May: not sure what party .
I know of a fellow pupil at primary school who lost an eye having been hit by an airgun
pellet.
I was also hit on the thigh as a young child.
I fully support this Bill


and the one that proposed proposed it was councillor Collie .labour .


so not just SNP members in favour of a ban .

https://committees.aberdeencity.gov....o%20Adults.pdf


i bet more agreed with it also from other parties .

P.S i despise the SNP too so im not sticking up for them