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Originally Posted by Jordn
Like I said, I'm not sure thats a healthy viewpoint. Maybe if it was seen as a privilege people would treat them in a different way.
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Did the Dunblane shooter treat it differently in the UK?
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Me and a group of friends were discussing this the other day and an interesting point that was raised was why do people need Automatic and Semi-Auto weapons 'for protection'.
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Well for one, it's hard to obtain "automatic" weapons.
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Sure I can see why you might feel secure by owning a handgun, be it for firing warning shots or just the 'presence' of a gun being a deterrent but Semi/Auto weapons? Seems over-kill for protection/self defense.
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Handguns are "semi-automatic".
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I suppose it does help having an Automatic weapon with a big clip when it comes to mowing down classrooms full of students though?
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the VT shooter killled 32 people with two handguns. Likewise these types of shooters have one thing in common. The shooters were all calm, meticulously shooting at their target one at a time.
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Here in the UK we have almost gone TOO FAR the opposite direction. Did you know that if someone breaks into your house in the night and you seriously hurt/shoot them you can be sued in the UK? Thats right, someone on YOUR property with the intention of stealing YOUR belongings can SUE YOU if you use unjust/excessive force. Thats bullshit. A famous case -
Life for farmer who shot burglar | UK news | The Guardian
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I've heard of the Tony Martin incident.