MarkG
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Welcome back from holidays! What crap is this ? Do you have or need a handgun to protect your home …?You only need a handgun to defend your house and still have the right to bear arms.
Welcome back from holidays! What crap is this ? Do you have or need a handgun to protect your home …?You only need a handgun to defend your house and still have the right to bear arms.
If you have one at home in the UK you’re a spook James Bond or a criminal.Welcome back from holidays! What crap is this ? Do you have or need a handgun to protect your home …?
Do you generally believe that?"The people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and their own state, or the United States, or the purpose of killing game; and no law shall be passed for disarming the people or any of them, unless for crimes committed .."
Again the overwhelming majority apply that right correctly and properly but some do not.
Why punish the majority for the actions of a criminal minority?
In a country where everyone is armed to the teeth, I would certainly want a handgun to protect my home.Welcome back from holidays! What crap is this ? Do you have or need a handgun to protect your home …?
You are not being serious?Gun control or no gun control this kid was going to kill people. Wether it’s 1 person or 20 seems irrelevant to me. They will save more lives by improving mental health services.
Gun control or no gun control this kid was going to kill people. Wether it’s 1 person or 20 seems irrelevant to me. They will save more lives by improving mental health services.
Welcome back from holidays! What crap is this ? Do you have or need a handgun to protect your home …?
Surprised he didn't sue you for the ongoing effects of PTSD.....horrifyingI`m talking about America, that country where you can shoot burglars. This is not a bad thing.
Having had an attempted burglary at home I had grabbed a steak knife from my butchery kit and, had the burglar made it through the patio doors they would have been stuck with it.
I think me throwing the curtains open, stark naked holding said knife shouting "get the f*** away" might well have ended his burglary career.
Surprised he didn't sue you for the ongoing effects of PTSD.....horrifying
I don't agree with much of this!What I mean is killing 1 is just as bad as killing 20. It would be great to reduce the numbers but it does not solve the problem one bit.
With a knife this kid would have taken out quite a lot right? There nothing stopping him putting a home made bomb in a classroom is there? Why not focus on solving the reasons why he wanted to do it?
I appreciate this thread is about gun control but I’m not interested in that debate, that’s for the Americans to argue over as it’s just preposterous that they let people buy any kind of gun.
Everyone is focused on saving school kids from mass shootings and ultimately themselves. Well there was one school kid that needed saving too and then this would never have happened.
Love the way people talk easily about having a gun to protect themselves and their family. Wonder how many people on here have shot a gun in anger, and either injured or killed somebody. I love the bravado shown.
I can’t understand how you can buy a gun anywhere in the world when the following simple rules are not in place
1. No basic mental assessment.
2. No background checks.
3. No training in using and storing a weapon.
4. No regular follow up checks.
A gun is something that when used as designed has a single purpose. To kill. In the US you need more checks to drive a car.
It would be dumb to turn up to a gun fight with a knife. Or nothing. The discussion here is about a mass murderer who attacked a school, not a sensible home owner in a country where everyone is packing.The problem with you having a gun to protect your home is that any would be intruder would the bring a gun to the house. It’s the dumbest of atms races.