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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

No, it's a parallel comparison, it's to understand where/how/when you guys draw the line. It's also because many of the "no firearms" advocates never handled one, and because of videogames/movies etc they think that gun owners sleep with their pistols under their pillow or walk around with a Garand on a shoulder strap. It's an utterly ignorant attitude that is comparable to witch hunting done in the middle ages: you don't understand something so you make it look evil and dispose of it.

Here we go again, evil..? A gun cannot be evil, or good. It's a gun. It's designed to kill. How exactly do you deduce where I 'draw the line' from the output of entertainment companies? Like I said it is irrelevant. Killing somebody for real is always wrong, it might be done for a good reason but it's still wrong.

What don't I understand? (You're being patronising... again btw) I don't have to understand anything, it's a matter of choice, regardless of what you think I think.

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

That's very dangerous thinking. What happens the day the Government decides on something that you're against and that might potentially influence your life? Will you say "tough" to yourself? Do you really think that the firearms law that we have in place in the UK now are adequate in their incomplete shape and protecting you against firearms?

It happens all the time, mainly financially, but also in healthcare, education, tax etc etc etc. I don't agree with every piece of legislation passed, and yes, I do just say tough if it's something that affects me badly. I can vote at the end of the day, it's a flawed system but it's better than nothing. The current firearms laws suit me fine. I have no interest at all in owning a gun.

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I personally would like a re-insertion of handguns and semiautomatic full bore rifles, even if just kept in shooting clubs and not allowed in a household, this because I have interest and passion for the mechanics, history and use of firearms. I enjoy target shooting, reloading, collecting, studying and discussing about firearms, I am ready to be psychologically tested to see whether I'm suitable for the use/detention of firearms (wouldn't be the first time) and last but not least I would love to have everybody approach to firearms with a different attitude, far from the evil portrayal they receive, but with an attitude of respect, understanding and common sense, which can teach us all that firearms are not just about killing, they're about discipline, prevention, hunting, sport, collecting, and that they always served us great and like nothing else in the defence of our freedom.

At the end of the day you're obviously 'into' guns. Sadly, for you, the vast majority of people in the UK don't care enough about them to warrant a change in the law. I don't see any great public debate on the subject, even after the Cumbria shootings.
As for your 'they're about discipline, prevention, hunting, sport, collecting, and that they always served us great and like nothing else in the defence of our freedom.'
No they are not, they are about firing lethal projectiles at whatever you point them at.