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hickgun · 3rd Jul 2008, 17:29

One of our local councillors is running a hate campaign against airguns in our local newspaper. He's managed to persuade to council to urge the government to "do something".

I couldn't hold my tongue any longer, here's my letter to the paper;

"Dear Editor

I would like to correct some of the misleading information given by Councillor David R in respect of airguns in the previous two editions of the K Herald.

Contrary to Mr. R’s assertion, airguns are not treated like tins of beans or packets of crisps and there are controls over their sale. Airguns can only be sold by registered firearms dealers and can only be sold ‘face-to-face’ i.e. there can be no mail-order or internet sales.

In fact, there is a considerable body of legislation relating to the ownership of airguns and their use in the various Firearms Acts and the recent Violent Crime Reduction Act.

I suggest Mr R and his fellow councilors, instead of wasting valuable council time on re-inventing the wheel when it comes to the control of airguns, spend more time in learning about what they are talking about and in enabling and encouraging the police in enforcing the existing legislation. Furthermore, I certainly hope Mr. R didn’t deliberately mislead his fellow councilors, in council session, with his incorrect claim in respect of there being no controls on airgun sales.

Yours faithfully

xxxxx"

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hickgun Full Member Join Date: 3rd Aug 2007 Location: Glasgow Age: 40 Posts: 74	Councillors - bah! One of our local councillors is running a hate campaign against airguns in our local newspaper. He's managed to persuade to council to urge the government to "do something". I couldn't hold my tongue any longer, here's my letter to the paper; "Dear Editor I would like to correct some of the misleading information given by Councillor David R in respect of airguns in the previous two editions of the K Herald. Contrary to Mr. R’s assertion, airguns are not treated like tins of beans or packets of crisps and there are controls over their sale. Airguns can only be sold by registered firearms dealers and can only be sold ‘face-to-face’ i.e. there can be no mail-order or internet sales. In fact, there is a considerable body of legislation relating to the ownership of airguns and their use in the various Firearms Acts and the recent Violent Crime Reduction Act. I suggest Mr R and his fellow councilors, instead of wasting valuable council time on re-inventing the wheel when it comes to the control of airguns, spend more time in learning about what they are talking about and in enabling and encouraging the police in enforcing the existing legislation. Furthermore, I certainly hope Mr. R didn’t deliberately mislead his fellow councilors, in council session, with his incorrect claim in respect of there being no controls on airgun sales. Yours faithfully xxxxx"