Jolly ol' England may be an ally, but....

[North Texan]

some of their domestic policies are ridiculous.

http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_objectid=16602070&method=full&siteid=50 102&headline=farmer-robbed---and-police-confiscate-his-shotgun-name_page.html

[CalHunter]

And this from the country who originally thought they could appease Hitler.

[kevin1]

If I understand their laws correctly , it's actually illegal to defend yourself there . They recently jailed a guy for murder because he shot and killed an armed home invader who was trying to rob him . Bizarrely enough , after banning nearly all guns there they can't seem to figure out why their crime rate has skyrocketed .

[MoMOONRUNNER]

It's a shame that they can't see the forest for the trees. If you really want to see the effectiveness of true gun control, look at Africa, Bosnia, and every other place in the world that has had a genocidal event take place. THE first step was to disarm the people!!!!!!!!!

[CalHunter]

ORIGINAL: kevin1

If I understand their laws correctly , it's actually illegal to defend yourself there . They recently jailed a guy for murder because he shot and killed an armed home invader who was trying to rob him . Bizarrely enough , after banning nearly all guns there they can't seem to figure out why their crime rate has skyrocketed .

Stupid is as stupid does--Forest Gump. Gun banning liberals always seem to think criminals will stop being criminals if they take away their guns and never consider that criminals made their decision to be criminals first and then decided that being armed made it easier for them. We 2nd amendment people repeat a simple maxim often--Gun control isn't crime control--and it is absolutely true.