General election candidates' views on firearms ownership

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Gaz

General election candidates' views on firearms ownership

#1 Post by Gaz »

Firearms UK, the campaign group who were behind the most recent pistol petition, have done some absolutely sterling work canvassing election candidates for their views on firearms ownership and the shooting sports.

Full thing available via this page: http://firearmsuk.org/2015/04/29/genera ... ownership/

It's a 25-page PDF. Well worth checking out parties and constituencies alike. A quick glance over the results-by-party part shows most of them seem to favour more restrictions...
HALODIN

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#2 Post by HALODIN »

God forbid we get an SNP/Labour/LibDem coalition!
froggy

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#3 Post by froggy »

Excellent work !!

God forbid we get an SNP/Labour/LibDem coalition!

Shooting would be the least of our worries ... Anyway we would not be left with any money for ammo . Mind you, it could be the perfect excuse to immigrate to Switzerland or the Czech Rep ?
Dannywayoflife

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#4 Post by Dannywayoflife »

Great work that! Con ukip coalition would work well for shooters I think!
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#5 Post by lapua338 »

What they must not forget is they act for or on our behalf (their personal views are irrelevant). Political representation is the activity of making citizens' voices, opinions, and perspectives “present” in the public policy making processes.

Remember, we get the politicians (and government) we deserve!
SevenSixTwo

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#6 Post by SevenSixTwo »

froggy wrote:God forbid we get an SNP/Labour/LibDem coalition!
Aren't people forgetting something?

Tories. Handguns. Semi-auto.
Outsider

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#7 Post by Outsider »

SevenSixTwo wrote:
froggy wrote:God forbid we get an SNP/Labour/LibDem coalition!
Aren't people forgetting something?

Tories. Handguns. Semi-auto.
I haven't.
Daniel11

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#8 Post by Daniel11 »

Tories Ban Handguns and SLRs out of necessity to allay public fears. *
Labour Ban .22 Pistols out of pure spite and resentment for private Firearms ownership.
Labour MPs openly call for the state-sponsored theft of our property. Conservative MPs express support and sympathy for shooters. I know Who I'd vote for.

* (Not to suggest for A moment that I support those bans, just that I can see why they did it.)
Outsider

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#9 Post by Outsider »

Daniel11 wrote:Tories Ban Handguns and SLRs out of necessity to allay public fears. *
Labour Ban .22 Pistols out of pure spite and resentment for private Firearms ownership.
Labour MPs openly call for the state-sponsored theft of our property. Conservative MPs express support and sympathy for shooters. I know Who I'd vote for.

* (Not to suggest for A moment that I support those bans, just that I can see why they did it.)
Incompetence and acting under poor advice without respect for facts or the rights of people do not endear me to a group of persons, to be brutally honest.
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#10 Post by lapua338 »

Daniel11 wrote:Incompetence and acting under poor advice without respect for facts or the rights of people do not endear me to a group of persons, to be brutally honest.
In agreement with you.
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