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kelbrook shooting school burgled

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:11 am
by zzr1100

Re: kelbrook shooting school burgled

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:16 pm
by raybrown53
**** **** **** **** BBC they are not weapons. They are Shotguns..

Am I alone in being wound up when the press etc call shotguns and rifles weapons?

Re: kelbrook shooting school burgled

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:24 pm
by Sim G
Being the eternal optomist and "glass half full" sort of bloke, helps put pay to the antis arugument that "guns should be held at a club" bollox....

Re: kelbrook shooting school burgled

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:30 pm
by Gaz
raybrown53 wrote:**** **** **** **** BBC they are not weapons. They are Shotguns..

Am I alone in being wound up when the press etc call shotguns and rifles weapons?
Email them - OED definition of a "weapon" and the legal definition of a shotgun. This is a plain inaccuracy. Would post the link for that but I'm snatching a breather at work so don't have time!

Re: kelbrook shooting school burgled

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:41 pm
by Ares590
raybrown53 wrote:**** **** **** **** BBC they are not weapons. They are Shotguns..

Am I alone in being wound up when the press etc call shotguns and rifles weapons?
Well, In defence of the BBC (and this is the only time I will) I think we all know what they will be used for.
Just seen the North West today article and they called them "Weapons"