Handgun Laws

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

What if they were to slowly encroach on freedoms one by one...

Good job they haven't thought of that one

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

We could write a very strongly worded letter.


Unfortunately you can't really apply that argument without sounded like some moonshine swilling hillbilly.

Read "The Rights of Man" by Thomas Paine

As I sit here, on my third glass of scrumpy , I must confess there may be some truth in your summation of me.

I read about him on Wikipedia once - I hope he has a livelier style than his biographer.

Originally Posted by specialone

Legally they cant wander around with weapons, concealed or otherwise.
Some states allow concealed weapons only after a 1 day safety and assesment course and you have to be 100% sqeaky clean to have this and be a us citizen.

The safe way to own guns imo is only let them be stored at the ranges and as DP said earlier you could add gps or something to stop them being taken off site.

So are you saying that a person cant go nutty on site then??

Originally Posted by carternd

Thank God I'm not the only liberal around. I am against banning anything, unless there is a seriously pressing need, and no real alternative.

I have shot in the past, and the experience is very relaxing. My brother shoots competitively, but doesn't have an FAC, due to the hassle, and the cost of target rifles. I think the way the laws were introduced after Hungerford and Dunblane was wrong, and no real thought was applied. I also think it is wrong to remove legitimately held rights merely due to one fruitcake. If it were a common occurrence for people to flip and commit mass-murder thee may be genuine grounds for a blanket ban, but it isn't.

I have to confess to some sympathy for the American attitude of needing guns to protect oneself against the government. If they decided to declare a dictatorship, what could we do to stop them? Ask nicely?

some sense coming into the debate how refreshing. atb, Paul

Originally Posted by 1952paul0

So are you saying that a person cant go nutty on site then??

Yes, i am.
They would be contained to certain areas behind steel doors maybe, but remember people can run amok with a kitchen knife and do equally bad damage. I remember a guy doing exactly that in rackams in brum a few years ago now.
I would hope someone in a distressed state could be stopped at the door prior to entering range unless they are cool as cucumber psycho's

[yorkie_chris]

If somebody went on a rampage on a firing range I daresay it would not last long.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

If somebody went on a rampage on a firing range I daresay it would not last long.

now were back to the whole.. arm everybody coz they wont get so far lol