Not deemed self defense? Well, if you’re happy with the result of Mr. Martin’s case, and feel that it was blown out of proportion, and that is the majority opinion in GB, then you can see how it doesn’t play well here among the savages with a frontier mentality.
I wonder if the virtual ban on firearms can embolden hooligans. Perhaps because of this growing perception, in America we seem to be going the other direction. More and more states are passing laws to permit citizens arms for self-defence.
After all, God made men—but Samuel Colt made them equal.
I read somewhere that in parts of GB, (notably Scotland?) that some folks have taken to wearing swords again. Is that true?
I suppose if you feel a need for an equalizer and more modern weaponry isn’t available, a sword as a personal defence weapon is preferable to nothing.
1—No I am many British were not happy with the Tony Martin verdict. We knew he was legally guilty given the perameters of the law, but there was and is great sympathy for him. Even the appeal judges halved his sentence, even if they couldnt legally overturn it.
2—Martin shot a man in the back who was running away. That meant the law couldnt include it as legitimate self defence.
3-No, Scots arent wearing swords.