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Originally Posted by Neil
I think you may be a little confused Gayle. These weapons do not need a license. You post above implies that the shop is encouraging people to break the law. The daft thing about all this air gun nonsense is that it would be easier for me to kill you with a 4" kitchen knife than with a legal air rifle (Air pistols by the way are half as powerfull as air rifles. Many air pistols can not even manage the legal limit).
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I am not in the least confused Neil. My post does NOT imply that the shop is encouraging people to break the law. I am completely aware that these guns/weapons do not need licences. Why don't you take a look at the sign in the window of the shop for yourself and see what you think about it?
However, I will say one last time - it is not the content of the shop that bothers me, they can sell guns legally to whomever they want. It is the signage and the image it creates that bothers me.
So let's get back to the issue that I started this thread on - you can argue the relative merits of killing me by gun or kitchen knife all you like but that was not my point.
My point was about the image it creates to visitors and the message it sends to teenagers. Are you telling me that you think that shop paints a good image of Oswaldtwistle? Are you saying that you like the fact that kids from Rhyddings would see this and think 'what a good hoot'. Are you honestly saying that you think this is a good business to have on Oswaldtwistle's main street with big neon signs proclaiming it's wares?