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Originally Posted by Less
Like any weapon, an air rifle has to be handled responsibly, the laws are in place not so much as to restrict their use, more to keep the public safe.
A responsible user doesn't need to carry a loaded air rifle in public only an idiot would want to do such a thing.
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Well over the years there have been more and more idiots using them for crime which I don't think happned as much in the 70's. Also I think they are more powerful these days than they were then.
The issue is in the 70's you could carry one in a park and shoot it and not get pulled over by the Police also you could shoot them in a small garden or yard - today the law says you can't shoot one unless you are 100metres away from a publc place and have permission in writing to shoot it at that place; unless you own the property!
About 5 years ago some idiot was shooting one at a children's playground from a block of flats over a period of time and the Police couldn't detect where it was coming from - it's obvious this kind of behaviour is what has tightened up the laws!