[Cpt Sir Richard Burton]

"Please note that personal security is not a valid reason for possessing,"

This is more or less the same thing I was told by my local police chief, here in the US. I could not bring my Browning 9mm HP here for personal prtection.

[coloradan]

This is more or less the same thing I was told by my local police chief, here in the US.

Please - you mean "here in Taxachussetts." There are some police chiefs out where I live that give advice to residents about being armed, and seeing that they have enough gun for their own protection, admitting that the police can't be there for them all the time, and that their self-defense is up to them.

[coloradan]

Just for the record, let me point out how you described foreign immigrants coming to your country, and your desire to see them disarmed. If I recall, you called them "Saudi Arab Islamofascists".

And now you are a foreign immigrant in another country, and Lo! are disarmed by the local constable.

Oh, the irony...

[Reaganwuzthebest]

This is more or less the same thing I was told by my local police chief, here in the US. I could not bring my Browning 9mm HP here for personal prtection.

The same reasoning is used in NY State, which is a Taxachusetts clone- when applying for a handgun license never tell them it's for self-defense, but target practice. Whatever, it's still perfectly legal, as it should be to use it for the purpose of defending yourself.

In Britain though, I've heard you can't do that, even if someone breaks into your house. If that's true, why do British citizens tolerate those kind of laws?

[dinodino]

Your first mistake was in moving to Massachusetts. If you move to Illinois, Massachusetts, California, or a couple of other States, you'll have to deal with exceedingly restrictive (and probably unconstitutional) gun laws.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

You don't seem to understand that you are comparing Massachusetts, one of the most restrictive places in the United States, with the UK. Try comparing many of the gun friendly states to the UK.

[sargon]

I could not bring my Browning 9mm HP here for personal prtection.

Why not? I own one here in Florida.

Is there really a law in Fascistchusetts which prohibits you from possessing that weapon in the state?

Also, believe it or not, often police are not very careful or knowledgeable about informing citizens about the gun laws of their state. They tend to be politically motivated. You should check the law for yourself.

[BOBWADE]

Enjoy your freedom of speech, we won't delete and ban you for spouting you garbage like your DU website. MOLON LABE(Come and get 'em)