Selby homes under attack by airgun yobs (From York Press)

What idiots. I still don't understand why so many people are able to have airguns, they're not toys! I can understand if someone requires one for their job or that some people enjoy firing at a range or such like. But any old person being able to own one? It's just stupid.

More likely to be any young person!

The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence – they are all classed as firearms. This means that any offence committed can carry a very heavy penalty!

I'm not Poroit, but the neither are the Detective's from Selby police, look to the right of the two streets mentioned, there are fields and grass areas, rather than aiming at the two properties someone about as inexperienced with trajectory as a typical Police firearms officer will have been practising with an air rifle from time to time, firing at an elevated target without a back stop or into trees from over 200 metres away, to fire directly you'd have to be stood in the middle of the field in full view of the houses.

Barrance wrote:
The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence – they are all classed as firearms. This means that any offence committed can carry a very heavy penalty!

No they aren't an air fifle with a muzzle energy of less than 12ft lbs or 99% of them requires no permit to own. I don't agree with that as too many fall into the hands of idiots but that is the law.

Pete the Brickie wrote:
I'm not Poroit, but the neither are the Detective's from Selby police, look to the right of the two streets mentioned, there are fields and grass areas, rather than aiming at the two properties someone about as inexperienced with trajectory as a typical Police firearms officer will have been practising with an air rifle from time to time, firing at an elevated target without a back stop or into trees from over 200 metres away, to fire directly you'd have to be stood in the middle of the field in full view of the houses.

Pete, as ever a delightful insight!!!

Now cue troll like comments from Chissy1.............
..............!!!

As an aside, give people with little or no common sense, the ability to own and fire anything other than a toy catapult and then this is what happens. At least it's only windows that have been damaged in this story - in York and surrounding areas recently it's been cats and swans.

AngryandFrustrated wrote:

Pete the Brickie wrote:
I'm not Poroit, but the neither are the Detective's from Selby police, look to the right of the two streets mentioned, there are fields and grass areas, rather than aiming at the two properties someone about as inexperienced with trajectory as a typical Police firearms officer will have been practising with an air rifle from time to time, firing at an elevated target without a back stop or into trees from over 200 metres away, to fire directly you'd have to be stood in the middle of the field in full view of the houses.

Pete, as ever a delightful insight!!!

Now cue troll like comments from Chissy1.............

..............!!!

As an aside, give people with little or no common sense, the ability to own and fire anything other than a toy catapult and then this is what happens. At least it's only windows that have been damaged in this story - in York and surrounding areas recently it's been cats and swans.

"Who is Poroit,i think he must mean Poirot,never mind,cant educate pork".

I'm surprised it was just an airgun in Selby, are they going soft?

Barrance wrote:
The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence – they are all classed as firearms. This means that any offence committed can carry a very heavy penalty!

What utter rubbish

Why do people feel the need to comment when clearly clueless!

Times don't change it seems. I was shot in the head by an air rifle whilst walking in Acomb some 30 years ago. Still have the bump, scar tissue to prove it.

Pete the Brickie wrote:
I'm not Poroit, but the neither are the Detective's from Selby police, look to the right of the two streets mentioned, there are fields and grass areas, rather than aiming at the two properties someone about as inexperienced with trajectory as a typical Police firearms officer will have been practising with an air rifle from time to time, firing at an elevated target without a back stop or into trees from over 200 metres away, to fire directly you'd have to be stood in the middle of the field in full view of the houses.

You're right, you're not Poirot - you're not even Inspector Clouseau!

Still, you seem to know exactly what's happened here so hopefully I can assume you'll take more care with your air rifle practise in future? :)

AngryandFrustrated wrote:

Pete the Brickie wrote:
I'm not Poroit, but the neither are the Detective's from Selby police, look to the right of the two streets mentioned, there are fields and grass areas, rather than aiming at the two properties someone about as inexperienced with trajectory as a typical Police firearms officer will have been practising with an air rifle from time to time, firing at an elevated target without a back stop or into trees from over 200 metres away, to fire directly you'd have to be stood in the middle of the field in full view of the houses.

Pete, as ever a delightful insight!!!

Now cue troll like comments from Chissy1.............

..............!!!

As an aside, give people with little or no common sense, the ability to own and fire anything other than a toy catapult and then this is what happens. At least it's only windows that have been damaged in this story - in York and surrounding areas recently it's been cats and swans.

Thanks Angry, we didn't have to wait long today.

YorkPatrol wrote:

Barrance wrote:
The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence – they are all classed as firearms. This means that any offence committed can carry a very heavy penalty!

What utter rubbish

Why do people feel the need to comment when clearly clueless!

I talk rubbish do I?? I dont write the law, I only quote it!
http://www.basc.org.
uk/en/shooting/airgu
nning/air-rifles.cfm

Barrance wrote:

YorkPatrol wrote:

Barrance wrote:
The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence – they are all classed as firearms. This means that any offence committed can carry a very heavy penalty!

What utter rubbish

Why do people feel the need to comment when clearly clueless!

I talk rubbish do I?? I dont write the law, I only quote it!
http://www.basc.org.

uk/en/shooting/airgu

nning/air-rifles.cfm

Sorry the link I posted doesnt copy & paste properly. Remove the space between "airgun ning" or put a search out for Airgun Law & follow the link to the basc.org website

Barrance wrote:
The law makes no distinction between air rifles and more powerful guns for which you need a licence – they are all classed as firearms. This means that any offence committed can carry a very heavy penalty!

well pete i sure hope your a good
brickie....cos your a dumb detective.
wots wrong with a drive by??????
doooooh
whoever it is wants a gud slap
cos i live down here.