Me personally, I’m all for gun control. I think it’s shocking how easy it is to buy a gun over there. What do other people think?

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King James

Guns is a big money enterprise over there, doubt they will bring any new improved gun control for fear of upsetting the NRA.

A quote i heard some time before...

Guns dont kill people, stupid people with guns do?

Time to legalise Class A drugs then.

Ready access to guns is anathema to most people in the UK - I can't think that any of us would see the prospect of buying an assault rifle with your Friday big shop as a good idea; it's a weirdly backward and uncivilised aspect of the US - particularly the religious nutjob element, who will happily claim that god granted them to right to own a gun, showing both a lack of critical thought, and a glaring misunderstanding of the founding principles they claim to hold so dear.

Perhaps we shouldn't have invaded the Americas and slaughtered thousands under the banner of "Christianity" and Empire Building?

It is a CONSTITUTIONAL right to bare arms, have you seen the Declaration of Independence, the Louisiana Purchase? have you been to Capitol Hill, up the Washington Monument, been IN the Whitehouse?

no, thought not

It is definitely deranged idiots with guns that kill people, not the gun.

you ever been to the US, tried to buy a gun?

It's similar with computers.

It's good that the founding fathers foresaw the popularity of the t-shirt.

With regard to the constitution - it can be amended, as has happened 27 times since its inception; otherwise, women wouldn't be allowed to vote, alcohol would still be prohibited, and slavery would be legal.

With Trump's arm the teachers and the "good guys will take out the bad guys" theory, there seems little point in having any gun laws and "good" will prevail.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, innocent people continue to be slaughtered by people who have been able to arm themselves all too easily.
I know that we have rising gun crime over here but, the lawmakers in the US really do need to take a long hard look at themselves and decide what future they want for their children and grand children.
The only absolute certainty is that there will be another massacre over there in the next 12 months and the politicians will all do another lap around the political gold fish bowl.
How many times can they appear in front of the TV cameras looking "shocked" and "outraged".

"Thoughts and prayers" seems to be the order of the day; fat lot of use that is.

The refusal to see what lays before them and pandering to the powerful gun lobby means there will be little change any time soon and the "routine" sympathy becomes an ever more practiced and it seems that some of the racist gun slingers in the deep south would rather die than give up their right to arms.

Best comment on rlfans ever lol

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King James

No because tourists aren’t allowed to purchase guns. However, my brother has lived in Las Vegas for 20 years and all you need there to buy a gun is a Las Vegas driving licence and proof that you reside in the state of Nevada

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King James

and you need what to buy a shot gun in the UK?

your funny lies are just that, funny lies.

You need to apply to the police, you need a referee & you need to satisfy the police that you pose no danger, which is a bit different.

You also need to prove that the cabinet that holds your gun is secure.

I cant believe this idiot has even tried to compare buying a gun in the uk to buying a gun in the states lol

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King James

Correct. My neighbour goes clay shooting, and until he got himself a safe cabinet installed he had to keep his gun at his stepfather's house some 55 miles away.

And I bet he had to show that the cabinet was as secure as fort nox didn’t he! Just like America lol

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King James

Yep! One of my ex-neighbours had to have his cabinet inspected by one of the big-wigs in WYP.

Gun cabinets should not be easily accessible i.e. in the attic/cellar and should be firmly secured to the wall and have good locks on them. Stops you picking up the gun in a moment of anger/panic. Also need a medical cert that you are of sound mind. You also need to get permission to buy the gun first from the police, which should include a valid reason for ownership e.g. pest control/sport. Generally the Police don't take kindly to individuals trying to build up their own nal.

Makes sense!

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King James

you are all talking about shot guns

anyway, what has American policy and culture got to do with us Brits?

lol

We know. You started the topic about shotguns. I think you have got so confused in this thread that you have forgotten what point you were actually trying to make

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King James

I'm not confused at all, but thanks for your concern...