I remember this happening last year. I wasn't sure if they'd spent any time in jail or not, but they lucked out. The press attention was pretty good for such a small protest, too. There's a lot I don't like about England, but I feel for the honest people who just want to hunt, or those who simply want the right to defend their homes and families.
No they should not hunt. The common people are not worthy of this noble pursuit. Unless they are the sons of kings or of lords, they should not be permitted the possession of arms or the knowledge of arms. They are lowly, base, totally worthless other than to toil to increase the wealth of the nobles. Let them hunt!? Psssswa!
Well, this is what I think about the mindset that would outlaw hunting or outlaw the possession of firearms. What is so surprising is that the hoi poloi are so ready to restrict and surrender their rights to firearms. It is like they were lining up to burn the Magna Carta.
Hunting in England? How is this possible, it's my understanding that all the game belongs to the royal family.
I think the commoners should revolt. Look at this stuff--the royal family owns the land, and now Parliament is trying to take everyone's guns away. If they raise the tax on tea, they've had it. [&:]
but I feel for the honest people who just want to hunt
Aught, After reading the article that Tax referenced, I think this is the fox hunting thing again. English fox hunting is a "sport" where the idle and priviledged rich ride on horseback as a pack of fox hounds chase and eventually corner the unfortunate fox. When the "hunters" arrive on horseback they then have the pleasure of watching the hounds tear the fox to pieces. Hunting as we know it; where us non-nobility can take our gun or bow out to public lands or private lands with permission and hunt has not existed in England since the Ice Age. You are right, the common people should revolt against this whole English concept of hunting. I am just thankful that my English, along with Irish and German, ancestors had the good sense to get on that boat and come here where anyone can take part in real hunting.
Aught, After reading the article that Tax referenced, I think this is the fox hunting thing again.
Yes, this latest outburst was in reaction to the proposed fox hunting ban. However, your country farmer who enjoys hunting hare and fowl is just as restricted, if not more so because of the UK's ridiculous gun laws. I'm not into fox hunting on horseback (we actually have active clubs here in Virginia), but I prefer not to segregate one type of hunter from another in the political arena. We need to stick together across the world if we're going to protect our heritage.
British hunters protest Parliment!!!!!
