Children under 10 issued shotguns!! (BBC mini-rant)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12840557
Or so screams the headline on the front page of BBC news.
What utter drivel, they are of course discussing shotgun licences but headline in it in such a way that it makes the reader think that kids are being given weapons from the state or something. Apart from the fact that only 13 kids have been given the licence in the past 3 years makes this a complete non-story and yet the Beeb decide it's worth a misleading headline and story.
Their standards of news journalism are particularly sloppy and over-sensationalist now, this story and the Tsunami coverage has really shown that IMO
Or so screams the headline on the front page of BBC news.
What utter drivel, they are of course discussing shotgun licences but headline in it in such a way that it makes the reader think that kids are being given weapons from the state or something. Apart from the fact that only 13 kids have been given the licence in the past 3 years makes this a complete non-story and yet the Beeb decide it's worth a misleading headline and story.
Their standards of news journalism are particularly sloppy and over-sensationalist now, this story and the Tsunami coverage has really shown that IMO
speedtwelve said:
Agreed. More left-wing sensationalist arse from the Socialist Republic that is the BBC. How on Earth is a child's age relevant when shooting under supervision? I fail to see what point the article is actually trying to make.
They have made their point VERY nicely thank you.I can see the Mail Headlines already. 
Fact is, there are plenty of "kids" in rural areas who will be using shotguns and driving tractors on their farms before they're 10. I first used a .410 when I was about 11 but was using air guns for pest control (with supervision I may add) before that.
Fact is, there are plenty of "kids" in rural areas who will be using shotguns and driving tractors on their farms before they're 10. I first used a .410 when I was about 11 but was using air guns for pest control (with supervision I may add) before that.
The BBC is becoming more 'Daily Mail' by the day. It makes me f
king livid.
We are forced to pay for this crap.
The story behind that article is:
"Forever children have been allowed to fire shotguns if they are adequately supervised by adults".
Nothing 'new' has happend to make it 'news'.
Why on earth is the BBC printing such st? We can all buy tabloids if we want them.
king livid.We are forced to pay for this crap.
The story behind that article is:
"Forever children have been allowed to fire shotguns if they are adequately supervised by adults".
Nothing 'new' has happend to make it 'news'.
Why on earth is the BBC printing such s
t? We can all buy tabloids if we want them.colonel c said:
More left-wing sensationalist arse from that socialist rag The Sun.
Cop: Give rifles to kids of 10
And many urban sun readers only contact with guns is when a local scrote turns over the offie, they will scream for tighter legislation on guns when the problem is people.Cop: Give rifles to kids of 10
I was shooting 20 bore at competitive level when 12 years old and have unnacountably failed to point a gun at a person during my life.
My son is a keen target shooter with an air rifle and a bow and has never abused the privilege, next year he will be taught how to use and maintain a shotgun.
Inner city twonks will never understand the countryside.
FWIW here's the reply I received yesterday:
BBC News Online Complaints said:
Dear Reader, thank you for your e-mail. The headline on this story has been changed and we are sorry that the initial version was misleading.
Thank you for raising the issue with us, and kind regards, BBC News website team
Thank you for raising the issue with us, and kind regards, BBC News website team
I heard this and that it was "as a result of a freedom of information act enquiry by the BBC".
So why use our licence fee to drum up such non stories that are hardly in the public interest, I value the BBC for programme making but the research end of the news team needs a big shake up IMO.
What a shock a youngster in a rural area has a shotgun, surely that is responsible behaviour more so even than borrowing a parents gun as they are exposed to and learn the whole process and the responsibility that goes with lawful gun ownership and use.
So why use our licence fee to drum up such non stories that are hardly in the public interest, I value the BBC for programme making but the research end of the news team needs a big shake up IMO.
What a shock a youngster in a rural area has a shotgun, surely that is responsible behaviour more so even than borrowing a parents gun as they are exposed to and learn the whole process and the responsibility that goes with lawful gun ownership and use.
Oh No! More biased reporting of youngsters and guns by the BBC.
See the full horror story here: http://tinyurl.com/5uk7ler
See the full horror story here: http://tinyurl.com/5uk7ler
Lefty said:
I can see the Mail Headlines already.
Fact is, there are plenty of "kids" in rural areas who will be using shotguns and driving tractors on their farms before they're 10. I first used a .410 when I was about 11 but was using air guns for pest control (with supervision I may add) before that.
Similar story to me. I must have been about 10 or 11 when I first fired a shotgun on a schoolfriends farm. His dad taught us how to use it safely and was always with us while we were shooting stuff. Looking back, driving the tractors and playing on top of stacked hay bales was probably more dangerous.Fact is, there are plenty of "kids" in rural areas who will be using shotguns and driving tractors on their farms before they're 10. I first used a .410 when I was about 11 but was using air guns for pest control (with supervision I may add) before that.
colonel c said:
More left-wing sensationalist arse from that socialist rag The Sun.
Cop: Give rifles to kids of 10
How incorrect is that headline? Shotguns do not have rifled barrels and are therefore not Rifles!Cop: Give rifles to kids of 10
I also doubt the police were giving weapons to children, but rather allowing them to use a shotgun under supervision!
Crazy Torque said:
I used to walk around Bisley with a holstered revolver - don't think I was much older than 10 at the time. But then back in these dark times you could also buy a 44 Magnum and have it delivered to your house by Royal Mail!
No one cared.
No one died.
No one cared.
No one died.
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