shazzbat wrote:


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"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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What actually was the charge recently which put that Headmistress in
prison for 5 months (or however long it was) for using an air rifle in
the street because they were threatening her?


It was something along the lines of possession of a firearm with intent
to cause fear of violence. And affray, too.

Is an air rifle classified as a firearm?


Possibly for recording crimes. After all, think how hard a policeman looks
in a report if he apprehended three criminals with a firearm, when in
reality it was three ten year olds with a thirty year old air pistol.

In reality, the only air rifles you need a firearms certificate for are
those with a power rating of greater than 12 ft/pounds.

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