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no. But don't most american households now own a gun? Prob more guns in america by numbers then there has ever been

Katanas are superior

Honestly have to say yes just due to like, the ten million video games I've played

Would never own one or even shoot one though. Or even want to be around one.

haloiscoolisbak posted...

Honestly have to say yes just due to like, the ten million video games I've played

Would never own one or even shoot one though. Or even want to be around one.

interesting. Supposedly like most cops in the u.s. though have never discharged their firearm, on a related note, and certainly never discharged it on duty. Possibly most police stations have a gun range inside of it. I heard they do...etc...

TommyVercetti posted...

no. But don't most american households now own a gun? Prob more guns in america by numbers then there has ever been

There are more civilian guns in trigger happy Yankeeland than there are people.

390,000,000 civilian guns for a country with around 330,000,000 people!

Unlike the United Kingdom where we have one of the lowest rates on the planet as we in the UK where the government banned them have never given a flying fuck about them.

I totally hate guns and are glad the UK government banned them.

TommyVercetti posted...

interesting. Supposedly like most cops in the u.s. though have never discharged their firearm, on a related note, and certainly never discharged it on duty. Possibly most police stations have a gun range inside of it. I heard they do...etc...

I live in a country with hardly any guns so maybe it's because it all feels like fantasy, but yeah I love the history behind the weapons in WW2 games and stuff

I have a few, but its not an obsession. Purely for home defense and self defense.

CassandraCroft posted...

There are more civilian guns in trigger happy Yankeeland than there are people.

390,000,000 civilian guns for a country with around 330,000,000 people!

Unlike the United Kingdom where we have one of the lowest rates on the planet as we in the UK where the government banned them have never given a flying fuck about them.

I totally hate guns and are glad the UK government banned them.

they have never been legal in uk ? even hunting rifles? many disturbed people out, there, ruin it for everyone...etc...

I have a pistol. Never shot with it nor ever bought ammo for it. Was meant to be a home-defense weapon. America's obsession with guns makes mine unappealing for me. I should learn how to use it just in case. Aside from taking it to ranges, it will never leave home.

I'm interested in the technology and laws, and I've gone shooting a few times, but I'm not interested in owning (except maybe as a historical artifact). My wife is a lawyer in the gun "space".

Incurso91 posted...

I have a pistol. Never shot with it nor ever bought ammo for it. Was meant to be a home-defense weapon. America's obsession with guns makes mine unappealing for me. I should learn how to use it just in case. Aside from taking it to ranges, it will never leave home.

You really shouldnt own a firearm if you dont know how to safely, and effectively use it.

Not really

mustachedmystic posted...

You really shouldnt own a firearm if you dont know how to safely, and effectively use it.

This. I took a hunters education course when I was about 11-12. Didnt do much hunting, but my family did. I was more interested in target practice. Did a lot for me in terms of trigger finger control, general discipline and safety. Its also kind of relaxing to clean my firearms, knowing how to take them apart and reassemble them.

mustachedmystic posted...

You really shouldnt own a firearm if you dont know how to safely, and effectively use it.

Thanks. I intended on doing so when I got it, but never did.

I have no desire to own a gun of any kind, and I pray I never find myself in a situation where I would need one.

Guns are stupid.

I think theyre super cringe.

PokemonExpert44 posted...

Guns are stupid.

Yeah, most inanimate objects lack intelligence.

Incurso91 posted...

Thanks. I intended on doing so when I got it, but never did.

sell it then. Maybe you could get hundreds for it. Slightly used guns , almost always as good as new...

TommyVercetti posted...

they have never been legal in uk ? even hunting rifles? many disturbed people out, there, ruin it for everyone...etc...

They were legal at one stage but after this psychotic madman Thomas Hamilton blew away 16 children and teachers in The Dunblane School Massacre the public petitioned furiously to get handguns banned!

Read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre

Even before that gun ownership was rare because we in The UK are smart and know other ways to solve our problems unlike trigger happy Yankee Land who thinks that solving problems come from the end of a gun barrel!

Currently out of a population of 67,000,000 people in The UK there are 3,600,000 civilian guns.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country

Oh and before anyone goes on about knives carrying a knife in public without a good reason is a serious serious offense here.

Only cops should have guns.

A bit, yeah. Not exactly an enthusiast with deep knowledge, but I own a handgun and I've taken it to the range a few times.

Actually in Americaland we do have another way to solve problems besides guns, civil courts. We are extremely litigious.

Love my guns. Wish I could go out shooting more often then I am able to, but ammo is so expensive. I want to get back into loading again but all of my equipment is back in Virginia with my dad, would be hella expensive to ship it up here.

Have a few. One for hunting. One for home defense. One for defense in public via concealed carry.

mustachedmystic posted...

Actually in Americaland we do have another way to solve problems besides guns, civil courts. We are extremely litigious.

Yeah is u.s. most litigious in the world?

CassandraCroft posted...

They were legal at one stage but after this psychotic madman Thomas Hamilton blew away 16 children and teachers in The Dunblane School Massacre the public petitioned furiously to get handguns banned!

Read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre

Even before that gun ownership was rare because we in The UK are smart and know other ways to solve our problems unlike trigger happy Yankee Land who thinks that solving problems come from the end of a gun barrel!

Currently out of a population of 67,000,000 people in The UK there are 3,600,000 civilian guns.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country

Oh and before anyone goes on about knives carrying a knife in public without a good reason is a serious serious offense here.

Forgot about that one in 96, so before it was easy to buy a handgun now pretty much impossible?

GranTurismo posted...

Yeah is u.s. most litigious in the world?

I would think so, but I dont feel like doing the research.

I have a few firearms.

GranTurismo posted...

Forgot about that one in 96, so before it was easy to buy a handgun now pretty much impossible?

It really is so hard for you Americans to grasp the UK's laws and stance on private gun ownership.

In the UK it is virtually impossible to own a gun of any kind here.

Every time there has been some sort of mass shooting here in The UK the government has taken steps to prevent them occurring again.

We have some of the strictest gun controll laws in the world!

Here read these and you will see just what the law is on gun ownership here in the UK:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting#United_Kingdom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_the_United_Kingdom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_Act_1968

So as you can see we have had gun controll laws here in the UK since 1968 and every time there has been a mass shooting the laws get amended.

Even before all that like I said the people of the UK just had no interest in guns. Unless you were going hunting we just saw no need to own one.

Yeah I have 1 and am looking at 3 others

They can be fun in video games and movies but as a hobby, no. I've fired a few before but it wasn't all that interesting.

Target shooting is a fun hobby and I like having the ability to protect my home i.e. myself and my family

Not really.

I've shot other people's guns a few times and it was fun, but I've never had any desire to own one myself.

You are more likely to get yourself killed if you carry a weapon. Then if you don't. Fact of life.