Shoot A Terrorist

[SueEllen]

Only for those folk outside cities and large towns linky

Devon and Cornwall Crime Commissioner says in extreme circumstances gun owners should be allowed to shoot terrorists.

[diseasex]

Only for those folk outside cities and large towns linky

Devon and Cornwall Crime Commissioner says in extreme circumstances gun owners should be allowed to shoot terrorists.

Yep. I applaud this idea.

[Lambert Simnel]

A stupid, ill-thought through, answer to a problem which doesn't exist.

[oscarose]

Sounds reasonable. Incentivise with bounties?

[d000hg]

As opposed to those situations with terrorists where it's not an extreme circumstance?

[BlasterBates]

This idea could only ever come from some country bumpkin in Cornwall; as if a terrorist is going to wander around empty fields in the middle of nowhere, so that a Farmer could hunt him down with a shotgun.

A farmer or hobby marksman is not going to be wandering around Woolworths, or stirring his soup in a restaurant with a rifle when the terrorist strikes.

[Lambert Simnel]

As opposed to those situations with terrorists where it's not an extreme circumstance?

Exactly. It's basically carte blanche for any yokel with a shotgun to become John McClane if they see anyone with a brown skin behaving "suspiciously". Can't see what can possibly go wrong with that...

[Mordac]

A stupid, ill-thought through, answer to a problem which doesn't exist.

The problem does exist, sadly, but I agree with the first part.

[MarillionFan]

Exactly. It's basically carte blanche for any yokel with a shotgun to become John McClane if they see anyone with a brown skin behaving "suspiciously". Can't see what can possibly go wrong with that...

wtf is wrong with that. Terrorists are either brown or Irish. So shoot the brown ones on site and shout 'potato' at the White ones & shoot if they say 'begorrah'

[VectraMan]

As opposed to those situations with terrorists where it's not an extreme circumstance?

Indeed. You're allowed to kill someone in self defence, or the defence of someone else. So nothing to see here.