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![]() "Dweezil Dwarftosser" wrote in message ... Well, there is a definite historical culture clash between Brits and Americans concerning personal ownership of firearms (and that alone is hard to overcome) - but it actually goes much deeper than the legal mechanics of private gun ownership. I believe that to be only a recent (i.e. past century) issue. Until WW2 I think it was legal for UK residents to own firearms, but as someone else said they were mainly long-barrelled weapons for sport or hunting. The hand gun has no other purpose than to shoot other people. Being a Brit myself, I actually wish we did have the right to bear arms, at least on our own property, and the legal back up to use them if necessary. But, (and this is where I give the US population credit they deserve but very often don't get), is that I don't believe the UK population has the respect for those weapons tha they deserve. They've just not been part of our social landscape. If they were to legalise the ownership of hand guns tomorrow in a similar manner to US laws, gun crime and accidental shootings would (I believe) go through the roof as the current generation overcame the novelty value of owning a "piece". Si |
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