| Don't even start me on handguns! I was an FAC holder, firemarms instructor and had a firearms dealership. I used to enjoy shooting as much as I enjoy riding bikes and I had the good fortune to meet some great people along the way. I really resent the fact that the government can take such draconian action on the grounds of "safety" when in reality they just drive the nutters (that exist in every walk of life) underground.
For the record I can not imagine pain greater (physical or otherwise) than losing a child, or any loved one, in such an incident and I have deep sympathy with the people who were touched by the events at Dunblane, Hungerford and any other such incident here or elsewhere........but........the reality is that if someone wants to commit such an act they will do so whether they have legal access to weapons or not and what the goverment did was not the answer IMHO.
PS. I don't want to hijack this thread but the gun reference touched a nerve. I am putting my coat on as I type.  |