Not knowing if somebody has concealed carry leads to civility. Civility is the lubricant of society.
I'm not talking about taking away your hunting rifles..
jd750ace said:It's not about hunting. Social Darwinism exists, and I support it.
nj1639 said:Not knowing if somebody has concealed carry leads to civility. Civility is the lubricant of society.
We will defeat tyranny the same way we ran the crown out of the colonies my good man. Persistence. Precision, and Patience.
Just keep yourself and your "ideas" on that soggy island, and you'll be fine!
Peanut you traitor!
I don't shoot anymore for time reasons and as I'm not in the countryside, but more than 7 years ago, we'd go out all the time with shotguns either just for informal treks or organised shoots (partridge, pheasant and fowl etc.) and .22s in the garden, I've also been to ranges several times to fire GPMGs and SA80s and I believe even more guns should be controlled!
I'm sorry about what happened in your case (could you not have donated them to a gun club?) my uncle was part of such a club, but in the case of American gun culture, I wouldn't be happy if my neighbour had a GPMG, would you?
only if I also had the right to own one lol
It's not about getting rid of guns, it's what guns should be allowed!
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Just keep yourself and your "ideas" on that soggy island, and you'll be fine!
A spirited debate is necessary for the ignorant to be educated.....
and there speaks someone who is native to a Country that has swamps that cover vast areas..... some 1000sq miles
Think you lose that one JD
We have enough "other" lands to make up for it, but we have our fair share of eternally wet ground! Only been to the British Isles 3 times and never saw the sun! The Pacific Northwest seems to have a lot in common with you weather. The Royal Marines always seemed to have the right gear when they were visiting us and training with the 1st Special Forces Group.
I was there in Wahington off and on for 3 1/2 years between deployments when I was in the Army.
My maternal bloodline is all English, BTW, but we've all been here since the 1830's.
If you visit Britain make sure you stay in the south lol if you want to see some occasional sunshine.
donate my rare vintage gun collection to a gun club ? we had to hand them in for destruction
Some of them would have had a value well in excess of £1000 today ! like the mint 1911 Commercial Colt .45 I owned with a very low serial number.
Some of my out of print reference books on firearms are worth several hundred pounds each but .we got nocompensation for them and they are not much use to a collector who can't collect
Anyway they were all cat 5 and only dealers and some special catorgory users are allowed to even hold them since 1997.
This whole gun control debate is very interesting and like you I would really welcome some sensible control but in the US that would conflict with the 2nd Amendment and if you start bending the Amendments where would it all stop ?
It would end up like our Fox hunting Law which is inaffective,confusing and completely unworkable as it stands.
I wouldn't presume to try tell our American Cousins how to live ...their culture and history has some important differences but I do feel I have the right to discuss the UK gun Laws though because they effect me personally
The only handguns still allowed following the ban were:
-Antique and muzzle-loading black-powder guns
-Guns of historic interest whose ammunition is no longer available ("Section 7.1" weapons)
-Guns of historic interest with current calibres ("Section 7.3" weapons)