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BBC News - Gun control and ownership laws in the UK
Even if you inherit, you may not receive the firearms unless you have a license. The firearms must go to a dealer and you can only have them if you successfully apply for a license yourself. With an FAC (firearms) that means good reason, i.e. a club member for over 6 months or land to shoot over.
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostThe cases where umpteen innocent people are shot seem mostly to involve previously apparently harmless sorts with legal firearms.
Seriously, these incidents happen so infrequently that I don't believe any changes are needed to the licencing system.
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Anyone here missing a sad loner with an obsession with guns and no girlfriend?
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Yes, but is does seem, both here and in the US, that criminals use guns very sensibly. If they use them in robberies they do not generally shoot people, it's a business, so why up the consequences unecessarily? If gangs use them in the streets they mostly shoot each other so who cares?
The cases where umpteen innocent people are shot seem mostly to involve previously apparently harmless sorts with legal firearms.
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostIn that the average person lives in suburbia, living an supermarket fed existence, then yes I think you are correct.
People who live in rural communities who work & live on the land have a very different viewpoint. The fact you don't see it doesn't make it invalid.
Also, an electronic gadget could limit the rate of fire. I mean how many rabbits does one need to kill in an hour?
(Obviously that wouldn't stop crims using unregistered firearms. But it would hamper people who go postal with registered guns, and would reduce the incidence of registered firearm theft.)
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI don't think the average person has a desire to kill anything for fun, even when the law doesn't forbid it.
People who live in rural communities who work & live on the land have a very different viewpoint. The fact you don't see it doesn't make it invalid.
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Originally posted by Lockhouse View PostYou obviously don't live in a rural area (like I do) where killing animals for both food and sport is no big deal.
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