From: "IG", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<<I should also point out that prior to 1922 (can stand being corrected if
the date
is wrong) british subjects did have unrestricted access to firearms and
carried them for self defence, can you point to any research that shows
that this was a problem (except to criminals and governments of course)?>>
I should also like to point out that prior to 1930something or other, there
was no law regulating the misuse of drugs.
Prior to 1970..or thereabouts.....there was no breathalyser law.
Prior to 1968 there was no offence of burglary or twoc
Prior to 1950 something there was no offence of carry an offensive weapon
Prior to 1312 or whatever there was no such thing as a breach of the peace
Prior to 1993 there was no Child Support Agency
Prior to 1960 something we weren't in the EEC
In the1700s we had the South Sea bubble, tulip mania and a royal family who
liked to wear tights (the men that is)
Oh, the good old days. When men could go shooting whilst high as a kite on
opium, get pissed, carry a flick knife and screw a bird without being
bankrupted by the government, then have a fight on the way home. All in the
same day as well. Sheer bliss. What a beautiful society.
<<I would like to thank you though for starting this discussion, whatever
your motives or whether officially sanctioned or not.>>
Do me a favour. I risk my bloody pension posting on here.
IG
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What statistics there are do show a much lower level of crime prior
to the Firearms Act 1920, with firearms at least. Statistics
for London are reasonably comprehensive.
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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