Posted May 1, 2016 11:00 am by Comments

By Robert Farago

A young shot is given a helping hand

Gun control advocates hold a “gun free” UK near and dear to their disarmament-loving hearts. American Fudds — hunters and sportsman who couldn’t give a toss about the gun rights of people who own or aspire to own handguns or ARs — are OK with the UK’s gun control regime. Pro-gunners remind Fudds that civilian disarmament is a slippery slope; the gun banners will have you too, mate. Here’s proof from The Land of Hope and Glory via shootinguk.co.uk . . .

Have you ever taken a family member or friend, who no shotgun licence, on a day’s shooting on land that you do not own? If so, and you allow them to have a go, you could be breaking the law.

This illogicality on the borrowing of shotguns is why the Countryside Alliance (CA), with the British Shooting Sports Council (BSSC), is asking the Government to update the 1968 Firearms Act. After the recommendations made by then Law Commission last year, now is the perfect time to reduce the legal complexity of the Act and the administrative burden on the police.

As the law stands, Section 11(5) of the 1968 Act allows “an individual, without holding a shotgun certificate, …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns

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