From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 13/02/2024 16:34, Richard Falken wrote:   
   >    Re: Re: Google Groups   
   >    By: The Natural Philosopher to TimS on Tue Feb 13 2024 09:25 am   
   >   
   >   > In the UK a handgun *of any sort* is illegal outside of competition use,   
   >   > the police, or the military, it having been deemed that their *only*   
   >   > valid use is killing people.   
   >   >   
   >   
   > This irks me the wrong way because if you have a weapon licensed as a   
   sporting   
   > gun, and a truck runs a cow over in your village, you cannot put the dying   
   cow   
   > down humanely because you get charged with unlawful weapon posesion (ie. you   
   > have a non-sporting gun now, and haven't got a non-sporting gun license).   
   >   
      
   The police have guns, and many vets will have a captive bolt pistol for   
   precisely that purpose.   
      
   In short whilst not arguing against your position in general, that is in   
   fact a straw man.   
      
   I do know I was faced with a rabbit dying of myxomatosis. I had nothing   
   but a stick and a boot, so I rolled it into a deep puddle and drowned it.   
      
   Was that the 'humane' thing to do? If I had my air rifle with me I would   
   have done a head shot. That works.   
      
      
   > And then they also charge you with animal cruelty on top of that.   
   >   
   > Fuck Spain.   
   >   
   Well yes, they are a peculiar people, when all is said and done, but   
   then so are the Scots. One is just more used to them.   
      
      
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