IMPRESSED RIFLES
" Sir,—f^mm'« v ' letter exposes the> ridiculous and unfair position caused by impressment of rifles.' It is ridiculous that rifles should remain in dealers' Hands" if the Home Guard needs them, particularly if, as "7mm" states, non-standard arms have been issued to guards. , it is 1 unfair to men who wish to shoot deer, 4 so .controlling a pest, and in many "cases earning their living from the, sale 5 of skins. Jt,is unfair to the [Army instaictor to'teaciiifle
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shopting to men issued with bolt actions, lever actions, and single shot rifles while the genuine article lies idle on;the dealer’s shelf.—Yours, etc,, ARMY RIFLE. : July 5, 1941.
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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23375, 8 July 1941, Page 10
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