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! :-)
“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?
The restrictions you describe are Draconian.
Are you guys talking to your legislators about restoring your full right to armed?
Difficult. Is concealed carry is legal in all US States?
How do women, the elderly and the infirm defend themselves when they are attacked while out in the public? Do they carry shotguns?
You live in the Derbyshire area? I lived in South and East Riding of Yorkshire.
My boys will be visiting Lindisfarne this summer.
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.
Good question - no, they don’t. Again, do all US States allow concealed carry? I would like to be able to do that here.
But isn’t it illegal to use them for self defense?
What good is a gun for self-defense if the law prevents you from using it in that capacity?
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.
Knife Ban pops in my head,,,
How’s that Working?
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.
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>
That's not "reasonable". That's tyranny.
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.
Lindisfarne is beautiful - so much history. Hope they enjoy themselves and the weather is good to them.
I'm carrying a handgun in my pocket right now. Can you do that? No? Then stop spouting nonsense to justify your enslaved condition.
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.
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