what would happen

i know this would never happen

what would happen if Guns were legal in the UK again
would gun crime go up
and would more people be breaking into homes or attack someone on the streats ( if the posibility was their victim would be armed )

Originally posted by bodrul
i know this would never happen

what would happen if Guns were legal in the UK again
would gun crime go up
and would more people be breaking into homes or attack someone on the streats ( if the posibility was their victim would be armed )

I personally think that legalising guns here in the UK would be a very bad idea. We already have enough problems as it is regarding gun culture, why make it any worse?

Originally posted by phixion
I personally think that legalising guns here in the UK would be a very bad idea. We already have enough problems as it is regarding gun culture, why make it any worse?

- I totally agree.

I think opening the flood gates to a US style general gun ownership in the UK would take the situation here to a level of criminality with gun usage and ease of supply/access way beyond anything seen here so far.

(as well as all the attendant accidental maiming, deaths and domestic horror)

Thankfully there is absolutely zero prospect of any serious move in this direction from any of our serious political parties.......which the public would resist mightily even if there were.

No one knows for sure, but definately people will think twice before breaking into peoples property.

Originally posted by 87718
No one knows for sure, but definately people will think twice before breaking into peoples property.

Of course they'll think twice something along the lines of ''shall I take my sawn off shotgun or the handy 9mm pistol?''

I'm against the wide spread use of guns, in my opinion it'll only lead to a increase in deaths whether through murders or people protecting their homes from criminals.
If a person wants gun they should have it registered so they are linked with the gun, so if they use the weapon for anything apart from a nice little shoot in the country or firing down the range they can be linked with the weapon and thus punished relevant to the crime.



[edit on 12-6-2005 by UK Wizard]

Of course they'll think twice something along the lines of ''shall I take my sawn off shotgun or the handy 9mm pistol?

Like they don't anyway....