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Unwanted attention

One of the many advantages of living out in the middle of nowhere is that we rarely encounter people when we’re out shooting at night. And when we do, they’re generally country folk themselves so do not give us any trouble. It does happen, though, and it’s really important that when it does you do everything you can to avoid making things worse.

The problem is that if you do get hassled and those responsible mention the magic word ‘guns’ to the police, you’re likely to meet with a whole lot of grief. Unfortunately, all too often the police will suspend your licence and

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