About 18 years ago the terrible massacre of children by gun man Thomas Hamilton took place . It was the most shocking event in this country's recent times . Immediately following this event our Parliament banned the ownership of all hand guns . This meant that people who belonged to legitimate gun clubs with licenced fire arms could no longer shot at ranges . This at the time seemed stupid as criminals did not hold licences for their guns , obviously and it seemed as though this idea of banning all ownership of hand guns was merely a pointless " knee jerk " reaction .
Today Nigel Farage is suggesting reversing this law , and I guess there would be little danger caused by doing so , but I still cant bring myself to say he's right or say I support such a reversal . Something has or must have changed over this long period of time since the original shootings .Maybe I mistrust the general man in the street more , perhaps there is more mental instability about toady , maybe its because ive become a father ? I don't know .Something has changed .
I think basically when it comes to guns you must stick to one idea .You cant go changing directions . You are either for or against . In America the cat is already out of the bag and there is no going back . To try and change the direction of ownership will not work anymore than reversing the banning of handguns here will work . Mixed messages create confusion and there is nothing MORE dangerous than a confused person . They panic . Consistency is the best tool . It matters not which way though as long as it keeps the status quo of the country .
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/ranting-ukip-leader-nigel-farage-3059286
They're trying to slowly take guns away in the US too...but I wonder if it will ever be successfully achieved.
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