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Guns in the UK...

Posted on 02/18/2019 10:14:31 AM PST by Da_Shrimp

Sometimes it seems from reading posts on here that the average Freeper thinks that guns are pretty much banned in the UK. They aren't, though.

Handguns are banned (unfortunately), but otherwise we have a reasonable choice of legal weaponry, including Accuracy International sniper rifles if you have £23K to spare. Semi-automatic rifles are limited to .22 rimfire, but bolt-action rifles are not.

Here's a link to my nearest gun dealer, so you can see what's available this side of the pond:

https://www.thecountryman.com/

Comments welcome - not trying to start any fights, just interested in opinions. Personally I own a Mossberg 500 and am looking for a semi-auto shotgun for clay breaking as my arthritis is getting increasingly irritating! :-)


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KEYWORDS: banglist; england; gunlaws; guns; restrictions; uk
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1 posted on 02/18/2019 10:14:31 AM PST by Da_Shrimp
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To: Da_Shrimp

“we have a reasonable choice of legal weaponry”

I don’t consider rifles as legal weaponry except for home defense. How do you conceal carry one?


2 posted on 02/18/2019 10:18:28 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Da_Shrimp

The restrictions you describe are Draconian.

Are you guys talking to your legislators about restoring your full right to armed?


3 posted on 02/18/2019 10:19:35 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: antidemoncrat

Difficult. Is concealed carry is legal in all US States?


4 posted on 02/18/2019 10:23:53 AM PST by Da_Shrimp (Dum vivimus, vivamus!)
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To: Da_Shrimp

How do women, the elderly and the infirm defend themselves when they are attacked while out in the public? Do they carry shotguns?


5 posted on 02/18/2019 10:25:11 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: Da_Shrimp

You live in the Derbyshire area? I lived in South and East Riding of Yorkshire.

My boys will be visiting Lindisfarne this summer.


6 posted on 02/18/2019 10:26:18 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Da_Shrimp
Handguns are banned

And yet I'm willing to bet any Muzzie or Yob looking to cause trouble can go out into the streets of London and acquire one within the hour.


7 posted on 02/18/2019 10:26:34 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Da_Shrimp

http://www.thecountryman.com/used-beretta-al391-urika-12b-shotgun-190209

This one will be a pretty soft shooter. Good price too. You will need to clean it more frequently than the Mossberg though.

A majority of states have concealed carry, but with varying hoops to jump through that makes it easy in some but next to impossible in others.


8 posted on 02/18/2019 10:26:43 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: LibWhacker

Good question - no, they don’t. Again, do all US States allow concealed carry? I would like to be able to do that here.


9 posted on 02/18/2019 10:27:52 AM PST by Da_Shrimp (Dum vivimus, vivamus!)
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To: Da_Shrimp

But isn’t it illegal to use them for self defense?


10 posted on 02/18/2019 10:30:10 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Da_Shrimp

What good is a gun for self-defense if the law prevents you from using it in that capacity?


11 posted on 02/18/2019 10:30:11 AM PST by matt1234 (Jan. 20, 2017: the national nightmare ended.)
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To: Da_Shrimp

Concealed carry is technically legal in every state. Most states, you automatically get a permit if you are not a felon. Some states (notably NY and California), it is at the discretion of the local police chief, and may be difficult.


12 posted on 02/18/2019 10:30:15 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: Da_Shrimp

Knife Ban pops in my head,,,
How’s that Working?


13 posted on 02/18/2019 10:32:50 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: Da_Shrimp
Again, do all US States allow concealed carry?

Most do, I believe. Either with or without permits. More and more of the states that allow concealed carry are moving to permitless carry, over the shrieks of the left.

14 posted on 02/18/2019 10:33:20 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: DesertRhino

No. The farmer who was arrested for shooting someone had chased the intruder outside, then shot him. Is that legal in the US, once an intruder has left? Can you chase him down and shoot him>


15 posted on 02/18/2019 10:34:21 AM PST by Da_Shrimp (Dum vivimus, vivamus!)
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No handguns, not semi-auto centerfire rifles ...

That's not "reasonable". That's tyranny.

16 posted on 02/18/2019 10:35:50 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Da_Shrimp
“we have a reasonable choice of legal weaponry”

Absolute nonsense. You cannot own a handgun at home. You cannot carry a handgun on your person. You cannot defend yourself with your shotgun. Is it at your home? I think not. It's at your gun club, isn't it?

Britain is a nation of CONQUERED PEOPLE, and it happened when you gave up your handguns and your right to carry. Slaves are disarmed. Free people are not.

17 posted on 02/18/2019 10:37:04 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
My boys will be visiting Lindisfarne this summer.

Lindisfarne is beautiful - so much history. Hope they enjoy themselves and the weather is good to them.

18 posted on 02/18/2019 10:38:09 AM PST by Da_Shrimp (Dum vivimus, vivamus!)
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To: Da_Shrimp
No, but why would I go to the disarmed US states? They don't even follow the Constitution anymore.

I'm carrying a handgun in my pocket right now. Can you do that? No? Then stop spouting nonsense to justify your enslaved condition.

19 posted on 02/18/2019 10:38:20 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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To: Da_Shrimp
If you can't own and carry a handgun, and you can't own and carry a semi-automatic rifle in a useful caliber, then you have been disarmed by your own government. Free people have the right to defend themselves against any sort of threat, including tyrannical governments. The firearms you are able to own are not up to that task.

Of course I am not surprised by your situation. There is a reason the people who left Britain in the 1700s and before decided to split off and form their own country.

Even though you have been disarmed, and lack any kind of reasonable access to firearms, and your laws are from our point of view ridiculous, we still share many common areas of interest.

20 posted on 02/18/2019 10:38:41 AM PST by freeandfreezing
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