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Victims' families in airguns plea McConnell may push for airgun ban
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Two families of airgun victims who are campaigning for an outright ban are taking their fight to Holyrood. The first minister may press for a ban on airguns if legislation restricting their sale and use proves ineffective.
Relatives of two-year-old Andrew Morton, from Glasgow, and Graeme Baxter, 32, from West Lothian, will hand in an 11,000 signature petition. Jack McConnell said police chiefs will be given the chance to show that new legislation is working.
Solidarity MSP Tommy Sheridan has launched a backbench bill to outlaw air weapons. He told MSPs during First Minister's Questions: "I believe it would be wrong to rule out a total ban on airguns."
The Scottish Executive said it had helped persuade the UK Government to introduce new restrictions. His comments were made as two families of airgun victims delivered a petition signed by 11,000 people calling for a ban on personal ownership of airguns.
They should sit up and listen to us, we don't want any more families going through what we've had to go through Jacqueline JackGraeme Baxter's sister class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=5704&edition=1">Have your say: Airgun ban Relatives of two-year-old Andrew Morton, from Glasgow, and Graeme Baxter, 32, from West Lothian, handed in the petition to Holyrood.
Solidarity MSP Tommy Sheridan is proposing a backbench bill to outlaw air weapons. He is hoping to question the First Minister on the issue.
Andrew Morton died after he was shot in Easterhouse in March 2005.Andrew Morton died after he was shot in Easterhouse in March 2005.
His mother, Sharon McMillan, 36, is campaigning for a change in the law.His mother, Sharon McMillan, 36, is campaigning for a change in the law.
She has joined Jacqueline Jack, whose brother Graeme was killed in an airgun incident, in East Calder last April. She joined Jacqueline Jack, whose brother Graeme was killed in an airgun incident, in East Calder last April.
Ms Jack said: "They should sit up and listen to us, we don't want any more families going through what we've had to go through.Ms Jack said: "They should sit up and listen to us, we don't want any more families going through what we've had to go through.
"I don' think Graeme would've been shot if there was a licensing scheme in place." "I don't think Graeme would've been shot if there was a licensing scheme in place."