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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II
...erm, you can buy a semiauto rimfire .22 CAR15 in the UK... it's just an obstinate political thing..
you forgot the Cumbria shooter and his 12 killed and 23 wounded? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria_shootings
wake up, people.. |
I know about the rimfire's still being available. As you know, they are significantly less powerful than a centrefire gun, hence still being legal.
As for Cumbria, that was because of police incompetence. If they had got their act together, they could have stopped him earlier. I wasn't disputing the fact that the legislation is crap though - just pointing out why it is the way it is.
Don't get me wrong. I like target shooting, but the laws are there for good reason (normally because a minority ruin it for everyone else). Right or wrong, we just have to accept it.
