Disagree completely. I do not follow you.

If the weapon is permanently deactivated in a way that there is no means to make it again a lethal weapon, then it is no weapon at all. The minister shouldn’t include deactivated weapons in the list.

‘….Muscat accused the Opposition of “shortsightedness” and lack of understanding of energy policies. He said that when the opposition tabled its motion, the international price of oil was $48 a barrel. The following day, when the price fell to $44 a barrel, the PN once again issued a statement calling on the government to decrease prices.
“In less than 24 hours, the price suddenly spike by 8%. If we had to follow the PN’s argument, consumers would have ended up paying 23% more.”
He quipped that the Opposition leader – who was not present in the House during the Prime Minister’s delivery – was “extremely unlucky” that the international price spiked upwards at the same time the PN tabled its motion….’

Well, when the price plummets to an average half for over a year, calling the Opposition unlucky comes across a bit rich.

But our PM’s humour takes some getting used to. Marlene Farrugia however, cannot. Must be she can’t gauge Muscat’s smirks either.

‘…Marlene Farrugia said that while stability had to be assured, the consumers must benefit from cheaper prices which reflected agreements reached. She called on MPs to work on the “deficit the political class” was suffering as the public was doubting the politicians’ work…’

Indeed, what is she waiting for, Muscat’s umpteenth snide take on the Opposition?

Now that Konrad Mizzi admitted to cash flow problems in fuel procurement leaving the consumer to bear the brunt, perhaps she’ll walk the talk.

And how does that happen, how does Labour manage to screw fuel costs at their lowest in a decade?

I completely and utterly disagree with you, Chico. The PN’s main failing – throughout the 25 years from 27 it was in power – was precisely its pathological inability to see the detail, even though it could see the bigger picture.

This is why its VAT law was basically good, but in detail had loopholes you could drive a bus through (and painters, mechanics etc etc etc did). Roll on 1996 and Alfred Sant wins the “VAT Election”

This is why its power station was basically good too and yet the PN was unseated because they couldn’t work out how the end-using individual felt. There are dozens more examples.

The sooner the PN start seeing the details – and relentlessly pursue the disaffected – the sooner they’ll recover.

Of much greater concern to me are weapons in the hands of those authorised to carry them yet displaying none of the maturity required to do so – as demonstrated recently by Paul Sheehan.

It was a Nationalist administration which updated the Arms Act of 2005 (an admirable piece of legislation), so it is regrettable to see one of our MPs whipping up panic over what is a non-issue.

Oh and apart from being totally irrelevant, referring to firearms and not rocket launchers, your linked article is dated 2006, and furthermore it is a huge lie that you can re-activate a deact in 4 minutes.

Knowing what deacts are all about in the UK, it involves so much work that a criminal would be much better off sourcing an illegal weapon, of which, despite stringent legislation, there seems to be little shortage of.

There is no point when you can buy a fully functional firearm – subject to onerous conditions.

If you are referring to someone who intends to do so illegally then kindly explain how the existence of any law will make any difference.

As far as the “rocket launcher” itself goes, whatever it is exactly, it appears that most are completely overlooking a rather critical part of the jigsaw puzzle.

The rockets.

No doubt there will be some who consider that a minor detail.

Bir-rispett kollu the location of 5 dozen monti stalls, however hideous, is not the stuff of parliamentary debate, solemn declarations, and press releases.

See the big picture and let the villagers bash each other up over the rest.

It must be difficult for them to resist, knowing their disadvantageous position; and I understand them wanting to remind us all that they’re still around. But they need to raise the level of discussion – to see the big picture and sort the wheat from the chaff.

Besides, anyone with brains worth appealing todoesn’t need a politician to tell him/her that the “designs” are nothing but a hamallagni of the first order.

Alla jbierek.