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Tony Martin stood up for his rights & I don't think he was in the wrong,
just a little sloppy with his aim, but, not everyone lives in the middle of
nowhere, would you be happy with loose shots flying about the streets in a
town? Mind you, holding a shotgun in a town centre would probably be
illegal, just as Tony Martins was, not only in the fact he didn't have a
license but by the fact pump action guns were banned some time ago.

Hmmmm. Teacher is here.

Holding a shotgun, meaning keeping it, is not illegal in a town centre
providing the proper certificate is held and the conditions adhered to.

The Apostrophe Protection Society will be paying you a visit in the New Year.

Tony Martin didn't have a licence, or to be exact, a certificate.
License is a verb.

Pump action shotguns are not banned.

Pump action shotguns which have a magazine which will only hold (IIRC)
two cartridges may be held on a normal shotgun certificate.

Pump action shotguns with a magazine which will hold more than (IIRC)
two cartridges require a firearm certificate.

Happy new year from Teech.

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Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)