A return of Handguns, a discussion.

[HALODIN]

Hopefully they will!

[Daniel11]

I think it is simply a case of appeasing the Politicians and the Publics Concerns. A pre-1996 style system would never get through, because people would jsut say 'if a nutjob could get them before, they will get them again'. As a previous poster said, playing up the Olympic aspect would help, especially for .22s. Also I think some Crime statistics about .22 handguns would help, for instance, if you could say that no crimes have been committed by a .22 pistol in x years, presuming that most illegal Handgun crime is done with fullbores. I think that from a political perspective, not 'legalising' handguns, which gets people afraid of an american style system, but 'moving' small-calibre (.22) pistols to Section 1 wouldn't look too bad, and i would say could get a majority in Parliament.

[SevenSixTwo]

Don't all citizens of Europe have the same rights/freedoms?... isn't that how it works now?

[meles meles]

No, ooman, no, no, NO !

Surely you aren't gullible enough to believe that 'us' have the same rights as 'them' ?

Anyway, we're not citizens, we're subjects. 'They' haven't managed to do away with Liz and impose President Blair on 'us'. Yet.

[Enfield Enthusiast]

The problem with handguns is that it is associated with the Dunblane massacre & politicians are too scared to re-legalise them, because of votes. When Nigel Farage went on telly over his handgun policy, Mike Yardley, Mike Wells or Mike Everleigh ( gun experts) should have been on the debate to set the record straight about handguns to counter Professor Squires made-up opinions on them. Id love to meet Squires one day, to chin him over Brighton Pier. Just think, once upon a time one could shoot on the Pier & the Pier had an underground gun club at one time.