Nicola's crime free Scotland

[malvolio]

Yes and all of his guns were legally owned - your point being?

Well if you can't work that out...

[ladymuck]

The more licensed guns there are, the easier it is to get hold of one for non-licensed purposes.
Don't see the relevance of nail-guns to the discussion. Not something your casual criminal is interested in.

As Lost It said, a nail gun used incorrectly / with illegal intent can really ruin someone's day. It's a marginally grey area where it's a device with the power and potential effect of a handgun that isn't regulated.

Then there's the improbable scenario that Final Destination 3 came up with. (loved that series of films!)
NSFW, maybe

[David71]

Remember Dunblane. Handguns are a sensitive topic up there.

The murderer at Dunblane had his pistols seized by the local firearms licensing officer after he had received information from the murderers EX gun club that he had no reason to keep his pistols as he was no longer a member of a registered club (a requirement back then and still a requirement now). The murderer was also on the police radar due to complaints made about his 'interest' in young children.

For some reason still publicly unexplained, a senior police officer who later left the force and then (I believe) emigrated told the firearms licensing department to give the murderer his guns back - this decision has never been explained. The enquiry has been sealed for 100 years and a minimal redacted report issued with the unbelievable excuse that it was to shield families from further distress, a reason that I don't think has ever been used before regarding a so-called public enquiry.

Same with Hungerford (gun club told police NOT to give the murderer a license), the Lake District shootings (murderer had domestic violence markers) and the recent killings in Plymouth (murder had a violence conviction and notified mental health problems) - if existing laws were enforced the murderers would not have had legal firearms, but to deflect from the police failings the legal shooting community ends up vilified.