Someone mentioned possible compensation for old air weapons. yeah, right... Shall we mention Brocock???
I could see this coming when someone mentioned a while ago about a 'voluntary' airgun registration system. Well, voluntary means that it will soon be compulsory, and once they know how many airguns thee are and who has them, then they can ban them/license them etc etc, which they can't do very well now as there are millions in circulation.
This law will also effect airsoft guns. The same bill is trying to ban all replicas which includes airsoft guns tto. Now, think what you might about them and the 'games' they are used for, but the legal enthusiast is paying a lot of money for his harmless hobby (which if you try it is actually good fun!!) as are re enactors which with the advent of The History Channel, The War Channel etc is big business. All this will stop. Films would have to be made elsewhere as a lot of them use replicas (well, Airsoft actually nowadays) which would be illegal. and even though these are 'proposals' it will happen.
Right, I'm off before I get spanked for having a political whine again...