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Article: U-turn on sports council grants to gun clubs
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- March 30, 1998
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THE Scottish Sports Council is to make a U-turn on its decision
to
award lottery grants for two gun clubs, after Sam Galbraith, the
sports minister, expressed anger at its controversial plans.
The sports council approved the cash grants last Wednesday, less
than a day after the shootings of four girls and their teacher by
two
boys in Arkansas.
Last night, the sports council appeared to have crumbled in the
face of Government pressure, after it emerged that the Scottish
Office was unhappy with the decision.
A Scottish Office spokesman confirmed: "We have been in contact
with the sports council and made it clear we feel it is neither
timely nor appropriate to make such a decision. There are ...