GUNS: Should they be legal in the UK ?

[Paul in the woods]

  SteveA said:

That's confusing the simplicity in my statement... I didn't mention criminals, unless suicide is classed as criminal behaviour?

cheers, Steve

 

I think you're confusing my reply, more legal gun ownership in the UK does not mean more deaths. I also wouldn't be surprised to find out there's more illegal firearms in circulation but there are proportionally less deaths, harder to prove that one as I doubt anyone has any real clue as to the number of illegal guns in circulation.

[farmer rod]

  Mull said:

I'd agree with that commando, not sure who he thought I was tarring? My point was that more guns in society might mean more gun crime.

I'm prepared to be corrected on that thought!

 

In Switzerland there is a gun in virtually every household, but their gun crime is lower than almost every other country in the world.

[Mull]

That says a lot about their society, would it be the same here do you think

[easy-lift guy]

egg, I meant rifles and shot guns. When I stated air rifles I was really think about Jon and his continuing quest to find just the right air rifle.

easy-lift guy

[Commando]

  Paul in the woods said:

I think you'll find legal gun ownership in the UK has risen over the last 20 years but gun crime involving legal firearm ownership has fallen, so not simples at all.

 

 

Roger that!👍

[Commando]

  farmer rod said:

In Switzerland there is a gun in virtually every household, but their gun crime is lower than almost every other country in the world.

 

 

Are you sure Rod?? Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun related homocide in the developed world!

[Mark Bolam]

  Commando said:

Are you sure Rod?? Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun related homocide in the developed world!

 

 

Homocide?

 

Jesus, don't go there if you're gay then.

Newton, take that as fair warning.

[Mick Dempsey]

  Commando said:

Are you sure Rod?? Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun related homocide in the developed world!

 

They're not allowed any ammunition though.

[Stubby]

  Mark Bolam said:

Homocide?

 

Jesus, don't go there if you're gay then.

Newton, take that as fair warning.

 

[Joe Newton]

  Mark Bolam said:

Homocide?

 

Jesus, don't go there if you're gay then.

Newton, take that as fair warning.

 

 

Funnily enough my folks lived there for a few years. When I went to visit them I noticed a real absence of anti social behaviour compared to the UK.

 

It isn't considered anti social to have a beer on a park bench at lunch time over there. It was common to see well dressed smart people enjoying a can of the local lager in the open at lunch time.

 

If I recall, Swiss make citizens must take part in compulsory military service from 18.

 

Yeah, there's a 5.56 Sig in most houses, and ammunition is heavily controlled.