7,000 No8's to be melted down unless .......................

[Stanforth]

The excuse given was that there was a EU directive stopping the sale of military weapons to the public. They said that they could to used to train terrorists.

The No.8 is a single shot bolt action .22 rifle. Surely a semi automatic AK47 .22 clone ( which can be purchased easily in the UK) would be a better training rifle for the purpose. Also. in a few months EU directives will not apply to the UK.

A decent No.8 will fetch £1,000 (that's what I paid for mine 2 years ago) and I believe they would sell readily to the trade for £500 average for all conditions. That is £3,500,000 of our money that could help the NHS.

Not only that but many of us learned to shoot in the cadets with these rifles. THEY ARE PART OF OUR HISTORY.