Apparently Britains handgun ban isn't working so well

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This is yet another example of how - even on an isolated island - that gun bans do not work.

I've heard proponents say that the reason a ban didn't work in his/her city/state is because someone can cross state lines and buy it to bring those evil guns into their district. But in island nations those arguments fall short.

They never attempt to explain how a gun ban only disarms those who respect law, while leaving all who don't at their mercy. And I don't expect much mercy from criminals. Those who do are naive fools.
 
To bad this story won't be on the headlines here any time soon, and too bad the gun grabbers are too blinded by their own idiocy that they won't see it for what it is, proof that they are idiots.

I know its a lot to ask for, but one can hope.
 
This is yet another example of how - even on an isolated island - that gun bans do not work.

I've heard proponents say that the reason a ban didn't work in his/her city/state is because someone can cross state lines and buy it to bring those evil guns into their district. But in island nations those arguments fall short.

They never attempt to explain how a gun ban only disarms those who respect law, while leaving all who don't at their mercy. And I don't expect much mercy from criminals. Those who do are naive fools.
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Must be all those guns being hauled in from the EU. The lax laws in the rest of the world have to be fixed.
 
"... In other news, so did 137 other Britons who aren't important enough to mention here. Now for the cricket scores ..."
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Jolly good show, old bean! Smashing!
 
Sadly even the most libertarian party here (UKIP) is nowhere near as pro-gun as I would like.

Dear Blackstone,
Thank you for your email, and please forgive the delay in response. Given the recent election results, you will I'm sure understand why in the last few weeks we have been completely swamped by a vast wave of new members, enquirers, well-wishers etc, by phone, letter, and by email, and we are still clearing the backlog, even with the extra staff that we have taken on.

As you can see, I'm copying this to Gerard Batten MEP, our Home Affairs spokesman, and he may wish to add his own comments, particularly on any new proposals from the EU to further meddle in our own domestic affairs. Obviously, because of our opposition to EU membership, in one sense we would automatically be opposed to any extension to the EU's remit over our own laws, but I hope that Gerard will address this matter of specific "tightening" of gun law.

In more general terms, whilst UKIP might consider a relaxation on ownership of handguns for target shooting (banned by Tony Blair after the Dunblane shooting, I believe, and resulting in our Olympic Team now having to train in France) we have no policy of relaxing gun ownership to the extent that the general populace would be permitted to carry weapons. There are too many guns in Britain as it is, most of them in the wrong hands, and we do not want Britain to go down the route of the USA. We make no comment on the US situation because their history, of course, is different and unique, with the "right to bear arms" enshrined in their Constitution.

As you can see, I'm attaching the Local Manifesto, which I hope you'll find interesting, along with Gerard's booklet on Law & Order. If you haven't visited there so far, please go to www.ukip.org and have a rummage through the website. Further policy details etc are being added all the time.

Once again, sorry about the lateness of this reply

Regards


David Challice
UKIP Head Office
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"too many guns, most of them in the wrong hands" is simply untrue.
 
I don't see how this is possible. Britain banned firearms so no one should have them at all. They are also so much more civilized for getting rid of those blasted things than the United States...I couldn't even type that with a straight face.
 
Blackstone said:
Sadly even the most libertarian party here (UKIP) is nowhere near as pro-gun as I would like.



"too many guns, most of them in the wrong hands" is simply untrue.
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Well, half of it is true...

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At least the two robbers went home safe and she won't be prosecuted for using deadly force against them. She should thank dad for that.
 
Double Naught Spy said:
If a violation of the law indicates that the law isn't working so well, then no laws work well.
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Well that's disingenuous. Ms. Blair did follow the law and was consequently prevented from using the most effective tool for her own defense. It is self-evident that banning lawful behavior in an effort to prevent (already) unlawful behavior is ludicrous.
 
It's almost poetic that these guys accosted Blair's daughter, and got away unscathed to terrorize again. LOL.

If she was shot, I wonder how Blair would feel.
 
If the boy friend had waltzed off with a steak knife from dinner? And stuck it through the gun holders throat?

He would be in jail now!
 
If a violation of the law indicates that the law isn't working so well, then no laws work well.
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Laws don't work well. Most people would act exactly the same whether there were laws or not.
 
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