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Yes, Kathy, organised "shoots" are still a pastime of the UK rich (not
unusual to pay up to £1000 a head for this "sport"). They're held exclusively on private estates, and the "stands" (shooter's positions) located away (and pointing away) from public roads and paths. They are not on moors or similar tracts of public land. My intended point is that no hand-gun or rifle can be legally owned and kept at home. The few licences now granted require such guns to be kept in a locked armoury at a gun club. Shotgun licenses for farmers, gamkeepers and the like (for pest control) are now much more tightly controlled and enforced. Possession of any unlicensed firearm is, I believe, a crime with a mandatory jail sentence in its own right, whether or not any other crime is committed. I live in a little village. I can sit out in the yard overlooking the countryside and enjoy my pond without the remotest possibility of a "drive-by" shooting or accidental firearm discharge posing a danger, unlike many parts of the world where gun ownership is rife and legal, as is lack of control of the owners. Sincerely, Len. "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... "kathy" wrote in message oups.com... Yabbadoo wrote Yes, herons (and almost all wild birds) are a protected species in UK. Not only that, but it's illegal for private individuals to own any firearm (which includes shotguns) so predators (non-human) can only be deterred by passive means. So I've got the wrong picture of the UK in my head? I picture folks out with their shotguns and dogs hunting game birds like all those scenes on Masterpiece Theatre? And saying "Jolly Good" a lot. -- BV Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com http://www.iheartmypond.com I'll be leaning on the bus stop post. |
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