Buzz, the ironic thing is that we do have a National Rifle Association which was formed in 1859 and pre-dates yours by 12 years. Even your Right to Bear Arms comes from English law. Ours comes from what we call Common Law and in this case goes back to Alfred the Great and was defined in legislation in 1765 as 'the right of having and using arms for self preservation and defence'. If that sounds familiar it was probably the inspiration for your 2nd. Amendment of 1791. Oddly it is still a legal obligation for all able bodied Englishmen to practice with a long bow on a weekly basis. We've been around a lot longer than you and longer for the legislators to take away and interfere with those rights. Guard them well as try to take them from you they will.
I could have kept the Webley Mark VII as it was pre 1919 but would have had it on a special section of my Firearms Certificate but not allowed to use it. It misfired a bit on Blair as he hadn't calculated the fact that it is unlawful for Government to confiscate a law abiding citizen's property without compensation. After all, you would think he would have known that being a qualified Barrister of Law. I chose the compensation route for my pistols; the others being post 1919, and got the money for three pistols and used it to buy three rifles. How's that Blair? Oddly, a little like JBL above any pre 1919 pistols that are listed as 'obsolete calibre' have no restrictions whatsoever and kids can buy those and go out and play with them without committing an offence. Basically British guns laws have become a real mess and almost impossible to interpret. Have fun with that Webley. Lagopus.....
