Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
So...just out of interest, are you, Ram and GP coming out in support of the gun lobby, the 2nd Amendment and the right to carry firearms?
If I was living in the US now, I would definitely have a legal firearm for my own protection and probably to enjoy the sport of target shooting once more. What I would vote against, is the right of normal citizens to own fully automatic weapons and guns that fire larger calibre bullets.

With illegal gun ownership so widespread in the US, I don't think that it'll ever be possible to take away the right of law abiding citizens to own a firearm for their own protection.

Would I support it in this country, no way. Having said that, I was upset to lose my own pistol used for sporting purposes only. I believed at the time and still do, that the ban was too general. In my instance which was the most common category, my pistol was a single shot .22 pistol. Even if I practiced hard, I would struggle to reload the single bullet in less than 5 seconds, this bullet being only around 5mm in diameter. It would be impossible for someone to go wild with such a weapon causing multiple fatalities. Put it like this, if I was put in a room with someone else for a fight to the death and was given the choice of such a weapon or a kitchen knife, I would choose the knife every time.