Letter: Gun move illegal

Sir: I am very concerned that a great injustice is about to be enacted by Parliament regarding the Firearms Amendment Bill ("Lords inflict triple defeat on Tories over guns ban", 5 February).

I must question Parliament's right to confiscate legally held property (full bore pistols) from a British subject.

Article 12 of the Bill of Rights 1689 clearly states that a person's property cannot be confiscated unless they have been convicted of a crime.

IAN SUMMERELL

Tickenham, North Somerset