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Hi All


I was talking to a policeman the other day, not helping them with their enquiries but having a friendly chat while were both in a school.

I asked him about something that has concerned me for a while. I don't use a potato cannon, the plastic tube that you fill with a combustible mixture of fuel and air and then ignite so that it fires a spud out of the end with considerable force and velocity. I don't use one because from my experience in the explosives industry I feel that is only a matter of time before one ruptures and there is a nasty accident with lumps of jagged shrapnel flying around that are going to sting a bit when they hit you.

But he was of the opinion that they are a firearm, and as such, using one is an offence. So it might not matter how good your risk assessment is you might get arrested.  

I thought I should pass this on before somebody gets done.


All the best


Ian
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