Gun control laws designed to ensure that only decent "responsible" individuals can possess guns don't ever work. Michael Ryan's guns were all legally bought and licensed, and yet he murdered 16 people and injured 15 in the Hungerford massacre. He was also a member of a gun club. Apparently filling in forms and acting normal for 5 minutes whilst you buy a gun isn't too difficult, even for a very disturbed character intent on serious harm. Is there a better solution for these controls?
Although I hate to question the journalistic integrity of that clip from RedneckTV, the idea that the rise in UK gun crime is because of the handgun ban is way wide of the mark. Overwhelmingly, the new gun crime we're seeing in the UK in gang-related (gang on gang); suggesting that we open up some shops where they can buy more guns for their little turf or race wars is an epic failure of logic. More guns isn't the answer to a gun problem, and the liberal American legislation, given their gun crime figures, should be seen as a serious warning to all countries, not something to copy. Remember, in the UK, gun crime in robberies (for example) continues to fall (Home Office). And UK gun crime only accounts for 1% of all violent crime (Home Office). Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
