Re: [Freeflight] RE: Freeflying philosophy?

[Mandy Andrea <m.andrea@...>]

it is done without having firearm requiring license. pellet rifle 
for example.
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Mandy

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On Jul 12, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Lawrence wrote:

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Freeflight@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Freeflight@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> ycmsenegalc2@...
> > Lawrence writes:
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> > >>Have you ever seen a bird free neighborhood? I haven't.
> > >>So what's the deal with one more bird?
> >
> > Lawrence, good point.
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> > I think that the question should be posed to the Aussies on
> > the list. What
> > happens in Australia when a parrot becomes a pest in a
> > neighborhood? They are
> > wild. Do they put up with damage to their homes and trees?
> > I know what the
> > farmers do when the parrots do damage to their crops.
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> > I know here, in the US, it is not uncommon for people to
> > shoot the noisy
> > crows-- shoot the woodpeckers that peck on the houses, etc.,
> > etc. These are wild
> > birds. I can see how a neighbor can shoot a pet bird. They
> > don't think it
> > should be out in the first place. I remember a friend who
> > had her husband
> > shoot a neighbors pet crow. She was afraid of birds and the
> > "owner" would not
> > keep the bird contained. She was a nice person other than that.
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> I live in South Africa and up until a few years ago we were one of
> the most heavily armed civil populations in the world.Notwithstanding
> that, people here would not think of shooting a parrot. Trap and
> keep it - yes! but just up and kill it? That has to be someone who
> has a mental problem. The Aussies I can understand - but their
> situation where parrots are agricultural and garden pests has to be
> unique.
> Perhaps our gun laws have something to do with it. Plinking guns
> have always been very strictly controlled. There is no way anyone
> living in a residential area would be allowed a licence to buy an
> airgun or rifle of .22 calibre. Even HV .222s were difficult to
> buy legally. Discharging a weapon (includes airguns) in a built up
> area can get you a jail sentence or at least a heavy fine. So folks
> think twice before they just up and shoot anything that moves.
> Another point of interest is that carrying an UNCONCEALED weapon
> here is illegal. Diametrically opposite to the law in the US.
> Regards,
> Lawrence.
> law10@...
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