Another mass shooting (1 Viewer)

[Isaac]

A word of warning about gun control. In the UK we have the strictest gun control laws anywhere probably. The normal citizen may not own a gun full stop (period in US speak) - there are exceptions where required for work etc such as farmers and gamekeepers, but they are few and far between.

However, the total banning of gun ownership has led to a massive rise in gun related deaths, and an even bigger rise in deaths by stabbing since everyone can now own the main weapon available.

Don't ask me what the answer is however.

To us in the US on this side of the issue, it seems so obvious: When guns are illegal, then only criminals will own guns (they obviously won't obey the law) - thus only the bad guys will be able to attack, and the good guys who obey the "no guns" law won't be able to fight back.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

The idea was for the government to be afraid of the people rather than the people being afraid of the government.

Someone must have watched "V for Vendetta" at some time in her life.

I was being facetious Doc. We don't actually need new laws, we need to enforce existing laws.

I knew that, Pat. You are preaching to the choir here. But unfortunately, some of our foreign readers might not understand.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

human (or robot), normally with some type of psychological illness since sane people are not murderers.

Your comment got me to thinking that these new robots that are coming, I wonder what if they had some psychological problems?

Then I remembered Marvin!

 

[jpl458]

I have a potato gun.

I have a gun that shoots table salt. Great on flying insects.

 

[AccessBlaster]

I have a 357 magnum, I could shoot a fly off a turd at 25 paces.