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Originally Posted by ketchikanite
No one here gives a squat about what they do in England. You can’t even carry a pocket knife. Your government has totally eviscerated your right to defend yourself. There’s a reason we aren’t subjects of the crown.
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You are allowed to use reasonable force to defend yourself or your property in the UK and this includes anything that comes to hand.
As for guns, the The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988, which was passed in the wake of the Hungerford massacre, bans the ownership of semi-automatic centre-fire rifles and restricts the use of shotguns with a capacity of more than three cartridges (in magazine plus the breech).
Centerfire ammunition - Wikipedia
Rimfire ammunition is different and allowed, and weapons that are not rapid fire or semi automatic centre fire are also allowed.
Rimfire ammunition - Wikipedia
It should be noted that at the time of the 1987 Hungerford Massacre Michael Ryan legally owned -
Beretta 9mm pistol
Zabala shotgun
Browning shotgun
Bernardelli .22 pistol
CZ ORSO self-loading .32 ACP pistol
Norinco Type 56 7.62×39mm semi-automatic rifle (a Type of Chinese AK-47)
Underwood Carbine .30 rifle (a rare type of US Army M1 Rifle)
New Laws were put in place, as there was general agreement that people should not be able to own AK-47 rifles and other such powerful military weapons.
Whilst in terms of the 1996 Dunblane Massacre, Thomas Hamilton legally owned two Browning pistols and two Magnum handguns,
2 x 9mm Browning HP pistol
2 x Smith & Wesson M19 .357 Magnum revolver
As already pointed out, restrictions in countries such as the UK are mainly directed towards banning the ownership of semi-automatic centre-fire rifles and restricting the use of shotguns with a capacity of more than three cartridges (in magazine plus the breech).
Most rifles are restricted to .22 Rimfire ammunition although more powerful rifles can be applied for in relation to deer and large mammals.
There two basic types of licence shotgun licence and a firearms licence, the latter is harder to get, and usually starts with .22 Rimfire, however following professional advancement such as Deer Courses (DSC1 & DSC2), an individual may apply for more powerful rifles but must keep a log relating to ammunition and shooting and store any guns in a secure locked gun cabinet.
You must follow the restrictions on when you can shoot deer or other mammals and what type of firearms and ammunition you can use, as the shooting of large animals such as deer must be carried out humanely so that the animal does not suffer, and hunters are permitted to carry a humane dispatch pistol.
Whilst guns are no where near as prevalent in the UK as the US, there are still lots local gun ranges and clay pigeon shooting, as well as vermin control, culling and hunting. It is however well controlled and regulated.
As for the police in Britain, they generally rely on highly trained professionals in Armed Response Vehicles or specialist teams/units.
Guns or weapons of any sort have not permitted for carrying in public or as a means of self defence in the UK and this applies to most of the western world and there is no need to have many powerful automatic centerfire gun types in order to participate in gun sports, vermin control or culling/hunting.
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