Members of the House of Lords opted not to proceed with an amendment to the Offensive Weapons Bill that would restore a ban on high-energy rifles (mostly those of .50 calibre), which had previously been removed from the text of…
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More licensing pressure for government
Tagged with: .50 calibre, Countryside Alliance, high-energy rifles, House of Commons, house of lords, Offensive Weapons Bill, Parliament
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Fifty cal ban shelved – for now
Tagged with: .50 cal, basc, Countryside Alliance, firearms, Home Office, Ministers, Offensive Weapons Bill, Parliament
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Narrow escape for shooting in bill debate
The Public Bill committee has thrown out amendments to the Offensive Weapons Bill that would have banned young people from shooting airguns in their own garden, and made it compulsory to have a firearms certificate to buy shotgun cartridges.
Tagged with: amendments, basc, crime, firearms, Firearms Act of 1968, Offensive Weapons Bill, Parliament, Public Bill committee, restrictions, young people
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Viewpoint: semi-autos
It’s the person, not the gun, that matters, says the Countryside Alliance’s David Taylor, who questions the media’s obsession with semi-autos and magazine sizes
Tagged with: Countryside Alliance, guns, Home Office, licence, Parliament, semi-auto, shooting
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