Hunters should be careful, in Europe they are seen as wackier than the "wackiest" illegal gun owner for personal protection. Gun control does not stop there.
Why demoralize people who like to do sports, hunts or practices of self defense their own way?
Self righteous know it all stuck ups are the reason we lose the war on terror.
Not exactly; in my experience they are perceived as callous, out-of-touch, rich, idle, aristocratic twits. And there is much truth to the stereotype, for unlike this great nation, in Europe that is the only kind of person who can afford to hunt.
People who believe in armed self-defense, or even recreational shooting for its own sake, are still thought of by the average European as more dangerous and peculiar than a hunter. (Except by the animal rights wackos, perhaps.)
-ccm
Yet in many parts of Europe, hunters can buy a silencer at the hardware store, it's considered civilized not to make noise.
Yes. But we have an exchange student from Germany living with us this year. He can hardly wait to go shooting.