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Unfortunately, this is also happening in the US.  Little by little, guns =
are being taken away from the hands of honest citizens that use them for =
hunting, recreation and home defense while criminals are going =
unchecked.  They go unchecked because they are able to get their weapons =
from a variety of sources.

If legislation would like to continue to take away that which is almost =
the only means of defense until police assistance can arrive, then the =
criminals own our cities.  It is an outstanding idea to get the guns out =
of the hands of criminals.  But not at the expense of the honest =
citizens.

If a difference is desired, parents that own firearms need to teach =
their children about them.  Not only what they can do; but what the =
long-term impacts are on not only themselves but others.  If a child =
would only be taught by their parents, they would never be curious about =
what firearms are.  Nor would they ever want to hold one for the wrong =
purpose if they knew exactly what could/would happen.  Too many children =
are growing up ignorant to the world and not realizing that the moment =
that they put a gun in their own hand, willfully, they are signing their =
lives away to what ever consequences may follow their actions.  If =
someone dies, it will be upon them for ever.
  Neil At Hollywood.Hom <replyfromyou@spam.email.com> wrote in message =
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  ISSUE 2048
  Tuesday 2 January 2001
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  Hoey criticises ban on handguns
  By David Sapsted
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  =20
  THE post-Dunblane ban on handgun possession has done nothing to stop =
criminals getting their hands on firearms, according to Kate Hoey, the =
sports minister.
  =20
  Kate Hoey: 'I have never accepted the link between legal holding of =
firearms and illegal weapons'=20
  She accuses fellow Labour MPs of taking "a very unfair attitude" =
towards legitimate shooting activities and says it is an activity that =
young children should be encouraged to participate in. The minister, a =
farmer's daughter who enraged the anti-shooting lobby with her praise of =
British winners at the Olympics and Paralympics, also reiterates support =
of foxhunting in an interview in the January edition of Sporting Gun =
magazine.

  Defending properly organised shooting activities, she says: "I have =
never accepted the link between legal holding of firearms and illegal =
weapons. I represent Vauxhall in London where there's a substantial =
number of illegal weapons on the black market, very easily available, =
and I'm not sure that the handgun ban has done anything to prevent =
illegal weapons getting into the wrong hands.

  "Obviously, after Hungerford and Dunblane, there was a kind of =
attitude that somehow there must be something slightly wrong with anyone =
who was involved in shooting. I knew this to be untrue and I thought =
even some of my colleagues in the House of Commons took a very unfair =
attitude."

  She says it is important that legitimate shooting be protected in any =
future legislation. "I will continue to do what I can to show people who =
are cynical and unsupportive of competitive shooting that it is a very =
good and disciplined sport that actually would be of benefit to many =
young people, in the right circumstances and with the right =
supervision," she adds.

  On foxhunting, the minister states that she is opposed to a ban and =
will vote against one, but she says: "I'm afraid there will be a lot of =
people who have a complete and utter fixation on getting rid of =
hunting."
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Unfortunately, this is also happening =
in the=20
US.&nbsp; Little by little, guns are being taken away from the hands of =
honest=20
citizens that use them for hunting, recreation and home defense while =
criminals=20
are going unchecked.&nbsp; They go unchecked because they are able to =
get their=20
weapons from a variety of sources.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If legislation would like to continue =
to take away=20
that which is almost the only means of defense until police assistance =
can=20
arrive, then the criminals own our cities.&nbsp; It is an outstanding =
idea to=20
get the guns out of the hands of criminals.&nbsp; But not at the expense =
of the=20
honest citizens.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If a difference is desired, parents =
that own=20
firearms need to teach their children about them.&nbsp; Not only what =
they can=20
do; but what the long-term impacts are on not only themselves but =
others.&nbsp;=20
If a child would only be taught by their parents, they would never be =
curious=20
about what firearms are.&nbsp; Nor would they ever want to hold one for =
the=20
wrong purpose if they knew exactly what could/would happen.&nbsp; Too =
many=20
children are growing up ignorant to the world and not realizing that the =
moment=20
that they put a gun in their own hand, willfully, they are signing their =
lives=20
away to what ever consequences may follow their actions.&nbsp; If =
someone dies,=20
it will be upon them for ever.</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV>Neil At Hollywood.Hom &lt;<A=20
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A>&gt;=20
  wrote in message <A=20
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dRdu9&amp;atmo=3Drrrrrrrq&amp;pg=3D/et/01/1/2/nhoey02.html">http://www.te=
legraph.co.uk/et?ac=3D004083591861199&amp;rtmo=3DqxpdRdu9&amp;atmo=3Drrrr=
rrrq&amp;pg=3D/et/01/1/2/nhoey02.html</A></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>ISSUE 2048</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Tuesday 2 January 2001</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;<BR>Hoey criticises ban on handguns<BR>By =
David=20
  Sapsted</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>THE post-Dunblane ban on handgun possession has =
done nothing=20
  to stop criminals getting their hands on firearms, according to Kate =
Hoey, the=20
  sports minister.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Kate Hoey: 'I have never accepted the =
link=20
  between legal holding of firearms and illegal weapons' <BR>She accuses =
fellow=20
  Labour MPs of taking "a very unfair attitude" towards legitimate =
shooting=20
  activities and says it is an activity that young children should be =
encouraged=20
  to participate in. The minister, a farmer's daughter who enraged the=20
  anti-shooting lobby with her praise of British winners at the Olympics =
and=20
  Paralympics, also reiterates support of foxhunting in an interview in =
the=20
  January edition of Sporting Gun magazine.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Defending properly organised shooting activities, =
she says:=20
  "I have never accepted the link between legal holding of firearms and =
illegal=20
  weapons. I represent Vauxhall in London where there's a substantial =
number of=20
  illegal weapons on the black market, very easily available, and I'm =
not sure=20
  that the handgun ban has done anything to prevent illegal weapons =
getting into=20
  the wrong hands.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>"Obviously, after Hungerford and Dunblane, there =
was a kind=20
  of attitude that somehow there must be something slightly wrong with =
anyone=20
  who was involved in shooting. I knew this to be untrue and I thought =
even some=20
  of my colleagues in the House of Commons took a very unfair=20
  attitude."</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>She says it is important that legitimate shooting =
be=20
  protected in any future legislation. "I will continue to do what I can =
to show=20
  people who are cynical and unsupportive of competitive shooting that =
it is a=20
  very good and disciplined sport that actually would be of benefit to =
many=20
  young people, in the right circumstances and with the right =
supervision," she=20
  adds.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>On foxhunting, the minister states that she is =
opposed to a=20
  ban and will vote against one, but she says: "I'm afraid there will be =
a lot=20
  of people who have a complete and utter fixation on getting rid of=20
  hunting."</FONT></DIV>
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