There must be some form of consumer protection available in America that protects the citizen from potentially dangerous goods getting into the market place. That's all Proof is. When I have an explosion going off just inches from my face I like to think that the odds are well stacked in my favour. Please realise that the Proof laws here are administered largely by the gun trade, they set the standards not the government. In fact the first proof laws came in under Charles the first and he didn't care what government thought; he ended up losing his head in the end though. Then we did try being a Republic but that didn't last long as Oliver Cromwell started to get a bit power crazed and we went back to a system of Monarchy and Government combined.
Nialmac, the courts are separate to the Government here although laws are formed to some degree by government they then have to have checks made by our two tier system. The courts are answerable to the crown as are the military and police; in other words answerable to the people. A lot of our laws pre date the exsistance of government by several centuries.
No, I'll stick to having a proof house there to test my guns and ammunition for me. I just think that if you had some sort of voluntary scheme in place administered by your gun trade (not your government) then it would be used. I often see threads here in this forum about the expense of sending guns to the U.K. for proof testing so there must be some need out there. Think of the savings. Lagopus..... p.s. Run with the Fox; when mentioning those rag tags with squirrel rifles you forgot to mention the important part played by the French in that affair.
