You act as if there was ever an option to be armed for a commonwealth subject, such as yourself. There isnt, never was, and never will be. You were defeated by a crown country, and told how you would live. Long ago. There is no option.
American citizens actually have a choice. We refused to be subjects, and defeated a crown country that would have had us exist as you do.
It wasnt good enough for us. Rights are not given or taken by the crown. They are God given and belong to all men.
All men that put in the effort to retain them, anyway.
Best,
Ted
Your reply is a prime example of my point Ted. You have obviously done no research on the strong opinion you hold as fact and prefer the polarising black and white statements that exist only to bolster your political opinion ,that it holds no basis in fact is merely an inconvenience.
Prior to the Firearms Act 1937 firearms possession in the UK was freely available and self defence was a suitable legal reason for firearms possession.
The Anglo Irish war and the fear of those returning from the second world war and the likelihood of unrest in the country were arguably contributing factors to the increased control of widespread firearms possession. Note that prior to 1968 no licensing existed for shotguns and that immediately after the 1968 laws ,incidentally brought about by the gunning down of a policeman with a hand gun,no record was kept of numbers of shotguns possessed or their details.
The Hungerford Massacre as it was called and the Dunblane Shooting brought about more restrictions. Self loading centre fire rifles in the former and handguns in the latter.
Both those changes in the law were brought about while the right wing Conservative Party were in power. So there is no question of there being a commie ,left wing , libtard etc influence overriding the decision to subsequently control those class of firearms.
I do not think for a second that God would condone the right to possess weapons that are so intertwined with abuse throughout modern history but then it does not surprise me that you hold a contrary view.
