A Cornish village drama group has had to register a toy gun with the
police to comply with health and safety rules. Carnon Downs drama
group in Cornwall have also had to keep their plastic cutlasses and
wooden swords locked up for the pantomime, Robinson Crusoe.

Producers of the show called the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
rules "farcical".

A spokesman for the HSE said the rules were designed to make risks
"sensibly managed". [Sensible?]

The climax of the show is a fight in which actors use replica 4ft-foot
long plastic cutlasses and a toy gun which produces a flag saying
"Bang".

"Our local police at Truro were fantastic and they have registered the
gun, the two plastic cutlasses and our six wooden swords."

Neighbourhood beat officer Pc Nigel Hyde said: "We have been informed
and made a note.

"It seems a bit unusual but other forms of replica weapons have been
used to carry out crimes and the consequences have been serious."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7196104.stm

"."  wrote in message
news:15c8ee12-8a9c-4952-967a-54c77d3faaf6@21g2000hsj.googlegroups.com...
> A Cornish village drama group has had to register a toy gun with the
> police to comply with health and safety rules. Carnon Downs drama
> group in Cornwall have also had to keep their plastic cutlasses and
> wooden swords locked up for the pantomime, Robinson Crusoe.
>
> Producers of the show called the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
> rules "farcical".
>
> A spokesman for the HSE said the rules were designed to make risks
> "sensibly managed". [Sensible?]
>
> The climax of the show is a fight in which actors use replica 4ft-foot
> long plastic cutlasses and a toy gun which produces a flag saying
> "Bang".
>
> "Our local police at Truro were fantastic and they have registered the
> gun, the two plastic cutlasses and our six wooden swords."
>
> Neighbourhood beat officer Pc Nigel Hyde said: "We have been informed
> and made a note.
>
> "It seems a bit unusual but other forms of replica weapons have been
> used to carry out crimes and the consequences have been serious."
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7196104.stm

Lol! Well, as they say, if it saves only one life it will be worth it.

What a joke. Governments tell us to watch for an enemy that 'hates our
rights and freedoms' then proceed to take away all our rights and freedoms
as a means to "protect them". How stupid are the sheep anyway?

you brittish are FUCKING PUSSIES!!!!!!!!!!  Thank god i live in the
USA, .......and own class III machineguns and countless AK-47s and
numberless handguns.


we here in the USA are disgusted with your pussy nanny state where
even PLASTIC TOY guns are registered!!!

On 20 Jan, 02:18, "."  wrote:
> A Cornish village drama group has had to register a toy gun with the
> police to comply with health and safety rules. Carnon Downs drama
> group in Cornwall have also had to keep their plastic cutlasses and
> wooden swords locked up for the pantomime, Robinson Crusoe.
>
> Producers of the show called the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
> rules "farcical".
>
> A spokesman for the HSE said the rules were designed to make risks
> "sensibly managed". [Sensible?]
>
> The climax of the show is a fight in which actors use replica 4ft-foot
> long plastic cutlasses and a toy gun which produces a flag saying
> "Bang".
>
> "Our local police at Truro were fantastic and they have registered the
> gun, the two plastic cutlasses and our six wooden swords."
>
> Neighbourhood beat officer Pc Nigel Hyde said: "We have been informed
> and made a note.
>
> "It seems a bit unusual but other forms of replica weapons have been
> used to carry out crimes and the consequences have been serious."
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7196104.stm

There is no legislation in place to force the registration of toy
weapons that could be used to enforce this. However the authorities
will gladly tell a willing person all sorts of nonsense because they
gave up trying to force criminals to behave years ago.