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Shotguns, second World War pistols and crossbows among haul of 13,000 weapons [tr]
Daily Mail ^ | 6/21/16 | Watson

Posted on 06/22/2016 10:44:27 AM PDT by pabianice

Shotguns, second World War pistols and crossbows among haul of 13,000 weapons handed in during three-week amnesty across Scotland

Campaign to get airguns off the streets resulted in a massive response

Thousands of rifles, pistols, crossbows and other weapons handed in

From July 1 owners of air weapons can start applying for a licence

More than 11,500 weapons were handed in to police following a three-week campaign to get airguns off the streets.

Thousands of rifles and pistols along with crossbows and other unique weapons are among the haul, which has filled an entire police storage unit.

During the three week amnesty by Police Scotland officers were handed 11,569 weapons, with a further 1,300 surrendered after the official closing of the amnesty on June 12.

From July 1 owners of air weapons can start applying for a licence, with the new law coming into force on 31 December.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banglist; scotland
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To: BloodScarletMinnesota

The UK is mussie as well as Sweden, Norway and France.


41 posted on 06/22/2016 11:11:35 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: proud American in Canada
Campaign to get airguns off the streets resulted in a massive response
Why???? Schmucks, indeed.

While I wouldn't be turning in my possessions just to avoid trouble, I'm an American of some Scots descent. Glad to be here not there.

Still, for the record there are some powerful air guns/air rifles out there, designed for varmint shooting and such. Very quiet, calibers up to .357 and 10 shots at 650+ fps, they can do some damage. [Crosman Benjamin Bulldog Bullpen PCP]

42 posted on 06/22/2016 11:12:35 AM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: MeganC
Not mentioned is how many Scottish men also turned in their balls since they don’t use them anymore.

Testicle turn-ins in the near future. Where the hell is William Wallace when you need him?
43 posted on 06/22/2016 11:12:55 AM PDT by farming pharmer (www.sterlingheightsreport.com)
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To: progunner

I don’t know who it was and really don’t care. Probably the idiot across the street. His friend was over a few months ago and left the music blaring. I walked over and mentioned that our neighborhood tended to be a little more quiet and could he turn it down.

I suspect this was just payback from a small minded individual.


44 posted on 06/22/2016 11:13:38 AM PDT by cyclotic (Guns don't kill people. Abortion clinics kill people)
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To: cyclotic

My youngest son is big into airsoft, along with his friends. Us parents give them pointers on tactics and strategy, and give them lessons in guerrilla warfare.

It’s a hoot.


45 posted on 06/22/2016 11:15:23 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Do you need to wear the scuba tank to operate the rifle or is the tank used to fill up a canister in the rifle?


46 posted on 06/22/2016 11:15:38 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: CodeToad

You can have one, but it has to be registered, and I assume this would be after a thorough rectal exam.


47 posted on 06/22/2016 11:16:34 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Jack Hammer

Tutu’s. Pretty pink ones


48 posted on 06/22/2016 11:17:06 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: MeganC
Not mentioned is how many Scottish men also turned in their balls since they don’t use them anymore

LOL, who needs balls when you're a groveler?

49 posted on 06/22/2016 11:19:12 AM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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To: factoryrat

It’s moving target practice for us. A friend who was Special Forces gave us some tactics training once with Airsoft.


50 posted on 06/22/2016 11:19:31 AM PDT by cyclotic (Guns don't kill people. Abortion clinics kill people)
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To: MeganC

From July 1 owners of air weapons can start applying for a licence, with the new law coming into force on 31 December.

What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is a friggin “air weapon”
Our planet is going insane!


51 posted on 06/22/2016 11:21:13 AM PDT by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

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52 posted on 06/22/2016 11:22:16 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: akalinin; All

It’s as bad as the RC Church, formerly the great defender of Western Civilization against the depredations of Islam, and now, under the current so-called, illegitimate “Pope”, an entity devoted to enabling Islamic conquest of the West.


53 posted on 06/22/2016 11:22:23 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: MeganC
I think they need a license for everything.

Except gay sex which they're fond of.

54 posted on 06/22/2016 11:23:00 AM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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To: cyclotic

Did you ask the cop to go over to the complainant and tell them that they called in for no reason? Did the cop even care that this person wasted his time?


55 posted on 06/22/2016 11:24:13 AM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumpers sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Outlaw Josie Wales,
has the same scene.


56 posted on 06/22/2016 11:25:38 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: pabianice

Last time I was in Scotland was 2002. I asked them what they thought of 9/11 and the answer was they thought we were going to nuke the bastards. I then said that if we wanted to win that war that, that was the cheapest and best way to do it.

OH THE HORROR!

Never went back. Told them that many there have become a ethinc group of cowards, whch will kill them if they persist.


57 posted on 06/22/2016 11:25:39 AM PDT by crz
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

That’s what happened at Wounded Knee


58 posted on 06/22/2016 11:26:52 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: cyclotic

Awsome. Somebody has to pass down the knowledge.


59 posted on 06/22/2016 11:27:13 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: factoryrat

They will vote to “remain” in that election tomorrow en mass.


60 posted on 06/22/2016 11:27:55 AM PDT by crz
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