09-09-2013, 08:30 AM
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Re: 107 year old shot dead by police
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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Yes Julie, but its a bit different shooting on a 'range' which is heavily regulated, whereas issuing licences to registered 'blind' people to enable them to use the weapon unregulated in public is the height of madness.
I don't support guns being given out willy nilly the gun culture in USA is pretty scary but if everyone else has one I would guess it's safer to give one to everyone.
Personally I would ban guns completely but some cultures would never manage that because it's out of control.
09-09-2013, 02:54 PM
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Re: 107 year old shot dead by police
(and with a rifle, I'm amazed my teeth stayed in my mouth) so had it been me shooting, the old chap would've been quite safe.
10-09-2013, 02:57 AM
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Re: 107 year old shot dead by police
Anyone, despite their age, holding a loaded gun and aiming at someone is potentially a killer and will be more than aware that armed Police will shoot them down if they believe the lives of others are threatened.I've no sympathy, despite his age.
It would be an ideal world if weaponry was made illegal across the globe, but this isn't an ideal world, sadly, so steps have to be taken to ensure the safe-keeping of others, even if it does mean killing one to keep the masses safe.
That's the trouble with the Yanks. They're so gung-ho and have the right to bear arms, which is a tragedy, whereas here in the UK it is illegal, except for people like farmers to have a licence for shot-guns to shoot vermin or anything else which may threaten their livestock.
Here in the UK there is no licence required for a pellet gun or air gun which can kill birds and wildlife, and to me only the lower forms of humanity would want to do that for fun in their sad quest for what they call sport, so they too should be made illegal, but that's just my opinion.
10-09-2013, 07:52 AM
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Re: 107 year old shot dead by police
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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I was quite good at darts but shooting, erm, no. I tried archery and took all the skin off my forearm and guns, my hand just flies up in the air (and with a rifle, I'm amazed my teeth stayed in my mouth) so had it been me shooting, the old chap would've been quite safe.
My niece used to be really good archer, only stopped when she got Meningitis and never really got back to it, must ask her if she would like to try it again, would give me a chance to have Grace more often (completely selfish of me LOL).
10-09-2013, 08:15 AM
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Re: 107 year old shot dead by police
Of course they could have used a better gas, the one they used was useless, it didn't seem to effect him.I would have thought an old man of 107 had to drop to sleep sooner or later, it certainly makes you think about guns, if they hadn't have been legal, he might be alive today.
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