29erUK (sj@c1944.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 22:02:33 +0000
In message <s8425cc3.099@groupwise.gemini-research.co.uk>, Paul Murphy
<Paul.Murphy@gemini-research.co.uk> writes
>If anything does come of this, government departments tend to work on
>sliding scales, so the most likely outcome will be to ban the sale of
>sharp weapons. An alternative would be to require all edged weapons to
>be registered. Next, all edged weapons would require a licence, the
>granting of which would require references and a check that you have no
>criminal record. Next, the licence would be valid only for blunt
>weapons or antiques. Finally, all edged weapons would be banned.
Will the line be to resist the imposition of any legislation, or to
accept restrictions down the scale provided that there is no actual ban
per se?
>Should it come to this, I would urge that any re-enactors and societies
>who will be affected should either join NAReS or get behind any NAReS
>action, as we are more likely to be listened to if we present a single,
>rational face with a consistent message, but which is backed by the
>basic premise that we represent a total of 40,000+ adult voters.
This is a refreshing change from the NAReS policy during the firearms
debate. Thank God someone has woken up to the fact that Governments
don't like the people they represent owning ANY weapons!
-- Stuart K Jarman 29th US infantry Division WWII reenactors (UK)
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