Shooters seek handgun law change (UK)

BBC Sport ^ | 2005/08/19 08:43:22 GMT | Andrew Fraser

[David Hunter]

Given the usual background of run-of-the-mill, common-or-garden burglars, I'd think that a fair assumption.

I wasn't suggesting that he'd be familiar with Commando level knife-fighting techniques, just capable of following the rudimentary methods which he's bound to have seen in action movies.

I'd prefer not to judge whether elderly and physically vulnerable people can really handle shotguns competently. Sawn-off, perhaps?

Well, they've more chance of handling a shotgun competently than physically neutralising a knife-wielding attacker with only a "makeshift weapon" or their bare hands.

I don't doubt that shooting isn't always killing, but we shouldn't really be worrying too much about the lifespan of burglars anyway.

Agreed, but my point was that it isn't always necessary to shoot to kill.

[AdamSelene235]

If you want to lug heavy guns around all day, go ahead.

6.6 ounces.

Titanium/Scandium 12 oz. 357 mag.

Better buy NVGs, helmets, bullet-proof vests too; you can't be too careful.

Every civilized person should own some body armor and at least Gen III NVGs.

As I've been saying all along, in the USA you should do what you like, just stop being sneery at the UK's approach. Thanks for taking the time to provide me with food for thought.

I'm not sneering, I'm merely standing up for the rights of others, regardless of nationality.

Nice chatting.

[AdamSelene235]

An added benefit: you could also defy any cops or officials trying to enforce ridiculous and tyrannical taxes and laws you didn't vote for.

Or perhaps defend yourself against the police. Ask Kim Groves, a 32-year-old mother of three, who was murdered by the New Orleans Police for filing a police brutality report.

If you don't think democracy and tyranny can co-exist, you are sorely mistaken. That's why you won't find the word democracy in the US Constitution.

[smokeless coal]

One thing that concerns me is that the horrors or WW1 caused most people to turn their backs on guns and weapons of all types. At the out break of WW2 there were very few weopons in prive possesion and Britain had to go begging to US in 1939 in order to protect the country.
Today we are in a similar unarmed condition. With the threat of muslim extremists already in the UK in very large numbers and with vast numbers of illegal weapons easily aquirable the country is under thtreat of being taken by force. You may thing we have an army who could prevent it but our soldier do not have live ammo in their possesion. They have to be issued it by the powers that be. I'm sure the information of strategic locations is freely available so an organised consolidated attack would not be heavily opposed. Worried yet? Switzerland have the better idea with all those who have been in the army keeping their weapon at home in case of such a threat.
Also I wonder how sports shooters around the world feel that any medals they get at the London olympic will be meaningless as possibly the best shooters are prevented from attending by the British government.