Mr. F. Le Mur wrote:
> 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.

So CO2 is an "explosive charge?" I guess you could argue that, but it
is compressed air and not an explosion of any sort.

>
> >
> >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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