On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:08:00 GMT, "MCP" 
wrote:

>
>"Mr. F. Le Mur"  wrote in message
>news:jr7l411d0ah9g83juhfvgo5uv280co4mha{at}4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:05:24 GMT, "MCP"

>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Yesterday the teacher was sentenced to six months in jail for possessing
>the
>> >firearm and one month in jail for affray. She is likely to serve half of
>the
>> >sentence with the rest of the term suspended.
>>
>> A Walther CP88 (CO2 pistol) isn't a "firearm."  How ludicrous.
>
>In the uk an air or gas weapon is considered a firearm under the 1968
>firearm act
>and if your wave it about in a public place you can be jailed or even shot
>by the
>police.

Ah - "firearm" is a legalistic term of art.   Perhaps a slingshot,
or even just the rock, is considered a "firearm" also?

My dictionaries say something like this:

firearm
n.
  A weapon, especially a pistol or rifle, capable of firing
  a projectile and using an explosive charge as a propellant.


>
>AIRGUNS AND THE LAW

Heh - no wonder the UK's crime rate is skyrocketing.


A URL for the snipped article:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/justice/agl-00.asp
....


>But are all the legal airguns in circulation
>really needed?
>

But are all the stupid laws in circulation really needed?



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