But warpig......., you're missing the whole point..... And please don't for one minute EVER think that you you will ever offend me (line 5, thread 39) - you won't! People junior and senior in rank (when I had a rank that is!) to me say they appreciate straight talking blokes! There are hundreds of 'political' type questions being asked on the forum that have no bearing on me at all. Indeed, I even asked some about US Law (like what happens if you find your dads old Thompson SMG in the garage one day bneing one example). And one for those living in Germany, answered by Villiers and others....... Do they still find old firearms/weapons hidden in Germany? They'll never affect me in a million years, although I'd like to find my dads old Thompson (- or Sten in our case here!).
By definition, forums WILL go off thread. It is what it is!
But just to go off thread ever MORE..... Regarding the answer you commented on (thread 36) then that's interesting for ALL of the UKSMLE owners because I was actually asked for an expert opinion to take to law on that VERY subject. And on the basis of what I said in my official capacity, any further legal proceedings were stopped. Now, to be honest, there's a lot of UK SMLE owners WOULD like to know that