Patrick1 0 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hi all my name is Patrick, I shoot air rifles and co2 pistols, however I am to young (27) to have been able to shoot .22 pistols or larger calibres, but would like to have tried them. I understand they were all banned after the Dunblane tragedy. It does seem quite unfair that legitimate target shooters have all been punished, due to the actions of one nutcase. After looking around on the web I have found the government banned them to reduce handgun crime, however since the ban handgun crime has been steadily on the rise, and not from sporting target shooters, but from criminals who will always get handguns illegally to commit crime. I found an e petition on the home office website to reclassify .22 pistols for target shooting, it needs 100,000 signatures to debated in the house of commons. E petition below and the link to it. Following the flawed blanket ban of all pistols in 1997, we ask that The Home Office should consider reclassifying .22 Pistols as Section 1 firearms. During the Olympics, it has been highlighted that Team GB were not well-represented in pistol disciplines. This is because bad, knee-jerk legislation has rendered these disciplines impossible to train for and compete in, within Great Britain. .22 rimfire pistols are not the criminal's choice of firearm and the perceived danger to the public is purely fictional. Currently, there is no legacy for shooting sports following the games, despite one Gold medal. If there is to be a legacy for shooting after the London Olympics, let it be a lifting of the ban on .22 pistols for target use. Therefore allowing a future generation of Team GB shooters to train and thus compete against the World on an even footing. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/37148 Please read and sign e petition if you approve many thanks Patrick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginga john 268 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Petition signed but I think you may find that .22 pistols & .32 pistols are not banned just prohibited from "general use", There are Hunts up and down the country where the terrierman has such a pistol for humane dispatch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 its already on here and has been since feb 2012 here: http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/238645-petition-to-reclassify-22-pistols-as-s1-firearms/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick1 0 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Ah yes I see, but that petition closed on 8thAug this year with 12,999 signatures. It has a new e petition created by Jonathan Booty and closes on 15Aug 2013, it has only 64 signatures at the moment, which seems very dissapointing considering the large amount of ex pistol shooters in the UK. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Leveller Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 I've got handguns, it is harder to get them now but they haven't been banned. I don't think you can hold them for target shooting though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 I've got handguns, it is harder to get them now but they haven't been banned. I don't think you can hold them for target shooting though. its not too bad in leicestershire as long as you can show good reason then theres normally no problem obtaining one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick1 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hi Leveller, if you dont mind, what handguns do you have and for what reason? and paulus what would good reason be for a pistol, and what other use would a .22 pistol have apart from target practice. Thanks Patrick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hi Leveller, if you dont mind, what handguns do you have and for what reason? and paulus what would good reason be for a pistol, and what other use would a .22 pistol have apart from target practice. Thanks Patrick. most terriermen can have them, anyone who puts livestock down can have them ect all good reasons. they only effectively banned sporting pistols here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom#Pistols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick1 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 ok did'nt know that, would you not be in favour then of sporting pistols and .22s for target practice been made legal again? Patrick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Leveller Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Hi Leveller, if you dont mind, what handguns do you have and for what reason? .410 .22 .32 .38 Vermin Control and Humane Killing of Animals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,539 Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 also signed bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick1 0 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Cheers for the people signing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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