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Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

Our local TV station ran a story last week about an old lady sitting in her garden and getting shot in the head, ( not seriously) by some guy trying to shoot a pigeon from his bedroom window, ( A picture of Roger immediately springs to mind). Anyway the station ran this story and got all their facts wrong about airgun law, and interviewed people about it who all said that airguns should be banned, so I emailed the station and put them right on a few points, and got this reply from them:

Dear Mr Stone,
Many thanks for your e.mail. I realise we made several mistakes in the reporting of the story on Thursday. I have commissioned a reporter to revisit the story in order to balance the mistakes we made on Thursday. I want to transmit the story tomorrow.
We have tried to find a local gun club who will take part in the piece. We found one but they have since pulled out. If you are a member of a shooting club - would you be interested in talking to us or know of anyone who would? You can contact me on 01483 314506 or through this email address.

Many thanks.
Mark Hayman
Editor

I had to decline the offer as I more than likely loose my rag with them, btw they are still looking for the guy who had the gun, but how they knew he was shooting pigeons if they can’t find him beats me. Also it appears that quite a few clubs have been approached and all have declined, on the premise that if the station as only a one sided story it will not be worth running. We shall see?

Not a bad shot from 3000 miles Roger, pity you missed the pigeon Mr. Green

Al

Update:

The program as just been on and a couple of air gun club representatives gave there opinion, also the local police said that the laws we have now are ok and do not need changing.

So where did the local TV station go to get an opinion against air guns Scotland!, they could not find anyone in England to speak against them. And why Scotland you may ask well I’ll tell you, Scotland as a big problem with gangs in Glasgow and wants to ban air guns, but they can’t do it without England’s consent and this is unlikely, so at every opportunity to get support for a ban they jump on the band wagon. And our problem is that if Scotland gets a ban the England will follow.

Al