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Some BB guns or `airsoft' guns fire plastic or non-metallic materials. Chief Supt Phil Hollowood, the officer in charge of GMP's Specialist Operations, which includes the Firearms Unit, said: "It is great news that so many BB guns are being taken off the streets of Manchester."
"....BB guns are not toys and there is no reason for anyone to have one."
Why do I get the feeling that "usual dangerous design faults" translates into American as "They worked and were fun, but some unsupervised kid could hurt themselves on them"?The seizure of the mini-motorbikes is the latest in a series of crackdowns on similar vehicles. Salford's trading standards boss, Ron Pennington, said: "They had the usual dangerous design faults."
MARCH 19, 2008 WASHINGTON DC--Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) today introduced the Family Inorganic Matter Act, legislation that would establish a coordinated federal response to address growing rates of childhood injuries from stones and unsecured metal implements.
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the number of injuries to children under 17 years of age due to impact or abrasion from loose mineral or metallic objects has increased 22 percent between 2000 and 2005.
The danger is not limited to children. Of the 455,000 reported incidents in 2005, 132,000 instances, or 29 percent, involved adults over the age of 21. Even though the most serious injuries are recorded in adults, children are the most vulnerable.
"This is a pervasive problem that has been overlooked for far too long," said Representative McCarthy. "In 2004, throughout the entire country, 42,636 people died in traffic accidents. Compare that number to the astounding 414,00 who suffered blunt trauma, abrasion, laceration, or even worse from rocks, bricks, nails, or metal tools left inexplicably--and negligently--lying unsecured and within easy access. And the number of injuries continues to grow unchecked."
The bill would improve understanding and awareness of the environmental and social factors that impact inorganic matter trauma, improve patient post-trauma self-management, increase funding for inorganic matter surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and require the federal government to establish a strategic plan to address the epidemic. An important rider on the bill will create a system of registration and licensing for power tools such as electrical saws and drills.
I can't buy this oneSkiprr wrote:MARCH 19, 2008 WASHINGTON DC--Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) today introduced the Family Inorganic Matter Act, legislation that would establish a coordinated federal response to address growing rates of childhood injuries from stones and unsecured metal implements.
