If you ever wondered how the Nazis could roll across Europe and start knocking on Britain's door so easily, this may enlighten you. After banning real guns and most BB guns, the whiny British the bloody British Press are pissing and moaning about the BB gun "loophole" that still allows the legal sale of some models.

On the same day new legislation on air guns came into force, we paid �200 for a new German-made Walther CP88, a powerful airgun, which could maim or even kill within a distance of 10 metres.

The CO2 gas-powered gun - which is indistinguishable to the untrained eye from a genuine firearm - can fire off eight rounds in quick succession.

Oh no, it looks like a real gun too! One anti-gun crusader cried, "I would like to see all these guns banned. We go into schools to tell kids about the dangers of the gangs and guns and what message does this give to them?"

As for buying stuff over the counter that could "maim or even kill", allow me to name just a few: candlesticks, ropes, lead pipes, wrenches, syringes, axes, poison, automobiles, lawn mowers, scissors, silverware, pool cues, shovels, baseball bats, chains, rocks, bricks, bicycles, knives, glass bottles, pointy sticks, power tools, screw drivers, chain saws, cigarette lighters, piano wire, bow ties, firewood, frozen legs of lamb, icicles, tent pegs, wading pools, pillows, peanut butter, gasoline, flashlights, laser pointers, garbage disposals, blenders, stoves, ovens, pencils, pens, paperclips, staplers, staple guns, nail guns, hammers, golf clubs, and of course Archie Bunker's favorite, being pushed out of windows.

My point is, if you want to kill someone there is no shortage of tools available to get the job done.