1. It is official - blowguns are banned by law (since 1988) in the
United Kingdom. Details available from the NSBA website's "FAQ" page
(Question #9 - "Are Blowguns Legal?") This impacts - England,
Ireland. Wales, Scotland, and all and any territories.

2. The USA State of Florida permits the use of blowguns for frog
gigging! (Except for certain species) - see the above link for more
details.

3. The NSBA Welcomes "Old Wayne" as their newest colleague member,
and we all look forward to finally meeting him in person at the June
11th competiton.

4. We still have not been able to confirm or refute Sean (Austrailia
SBA chairman)'s statement 6 weeks ago about blowguns being banned in
all of Australia - anyone with any contacts there, please see if they
can help clarify. I have an e-mail response pending from their
National Sport Organization (equivalent to the Australian Olympic
Committee), but have not received any reply. Thanks

5. Stephane (France SBA) is considering hosting the 2007 Sport
Blowgun World Cup - details to be available once a final decision is
reached. Please encourage him to accept this challenge and
responsibility, and lend your support by participating.

6. We are working with a representative from the country of Namibia,
to have them join the International Fukiyado Association - waiting to
hear if the contact there is willing to take up the responibility to
start the national organization. 75 participating nations on 4
continents are needed by 2012 in order to have competition sport
blowgun target shooting sanctioned as an event for the 2016 games.
National competitions are needed to be held by the member nations, as
well as international (World Cup) competitions. If you know of
blowgun enthusiasts in non-participating nations, please encourage
them to form a national organization, and affiliate it with the IFA.
Contact Stephane for details on how this may be done.