APPENDIX 14
Letter from the National Farmers' Union
of Scotland to the Clerk of the Committee
CONTROL OF FIREARMS
I refer to our telephone conversation last week,
and having taken instruction from the Chairman of the Union's
Legal and Technical Committee, I can advise you that we identify
very closely with the comments submitted by the NFU of England
and Wales on the question of control of firearms. In particular,
we welcome the recognition that there is a need for a comprehensive
review of firearms legislation, particularly in view of the inconsistencies
in interpretation between various police force firearms departments.
Otherwise our views are identical with our colleagues in the NFU
of England and Walesbar that is for figures in Annex 1
of their comments. In Scotland the returns from deer stalking
are considerably higher than those indicated for England and Wales.
Ian A Melrose
Policy Manager
29 October 1999
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