UK Home Affairs publishes report into firearms control today 20th Dec

The Commons Home Affairs Committee published it's report into firearms control today 20th Dec.
UK Sec 1 ,Shotgun or owners of deactivated weapons may want to read the report (PDF file) by clicking the hyperlink entitled - Report: Firearms Control
On this government site -
Home Affairs publishes report into firearms control - UK Parliament


Please make others aware of this report who may be affected by recomendations that might pass into legislation at a future date.

Mods as this is 'political' have posted here rather than in the 'watering hole' but if inapropriate please move.

ATB Kevin

I was only in the UK once in 1977. They were in the same boat we in Canada were. There was no division between the parties. All were extreme left wing and Royalists at the same time.

Canada had two main parties, the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberal Party. You couldn't tell the difference between them. It was one big circle jerk.

Today, the UK is under the grips of a "Coalition" government. Hardly any differences between any of the parties but they argue continuously over semantics. Usually on who is going to ban what next or which criminals to pat on the head.

Canada is now getting very close to heading down the same path. We are on the verge of having a "Coalition" government that would pretty much mirror the UK government.

I won't take this any further. Just know you're not alone. Firearms owners in Canada have been gathering on a website with over 70,000 members and growing. They have become a formidable force in Canadian politics. They get involved in all of the relavent polls in all of the medias available. They are making a huge difference. They financially support the party that is supportive of their rights as firearms owners and their ideals. It's been very effective. Last month, we only lost by one vote in parliament the repeal of long gun registration.

The UK, doesn't seem to have such a group. At least not one that's willing to go public.

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