Hi,

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I seem to recall they clamped down heavily on guns after Hungerford, but it was the "double tragedy" of Dumblane that sealed handgun owners' fate, extending it to .22?
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I think you're right. I'd forgotten that Dunblane was so long ago (1996?)

I read the other day that NFLMS (the national firearms database) is due to go live this year - 8 years after being announced !

Think I saw elsewhere that you're off to France soon - have a good time,
Viv