Konor, yes but the Cullen enquiry did not recommend a ban. It was Conservative Home Secretary Michael Howard who boasted that they were going to go further than the Lord Cullen enquiry. Seems a waste of public money to commission and enquiry and then ignore it. They weren't going to ban small bore stuff but Blair of course had to go one better. It was a time of the General Election and all political parties were riding on the backs of public outrage at a mass shooting at Dunblane. The pawns in the game were the poor old pistol owners. The gunman was dead and there was no-one else to punish. I'm no fan of Howard or Blair or for that matter most politicians. They are just after keeping their rather well paid jobs. As you know gun crime using pistols has increased by over 300% in Scotland alone in the ten years post ban. Expensive waste of time that was!
Anyway, I should welcome you to your first post. Lots of knowledge here on this site to tap into. Always good to see more members from this side of the big pond.
Buzz, I looked upon it as a Tax rebate. We all made sure that we got a fair deal on compo but it doesn't fully compensate for a loss of freedom. Lagopus.....
