Away say that in Dunblane and see the reaction you get. Or any primary school in the land.
resnikov's friend isn't unusual in his attitude; he's actually one of the majority. For all the positive comments, there are really very few places in the UK where gun ownership is considered 'normal'.
Shotguns I exclude from that in more rural areas, but handguns ? For all the 'facts' spouted by pro gun lobbies about criminals possessing them and the rest of the population left undefended, the actual figures do not show this. So much so that there is an enormous brouhaha on those few occasions when there is a firearms incident amongst a population of 65 million people
The opposite it true of knives; and yet almost all of us here use them, carry them, discuss their pros and cons. Yet knife crime in this country is a horrendous issue; even if mostly amongst a youthful male strata of that population.
Knife fight and the local police come and lift the opponents, and usually call an ambulance. Guns spotted and the helicopters are up, the searchlights are on, the roads are blocked and the police are bused in by the lorry load.
Just too alien to most folks.
Can't say I blame them tbh. There are a lot of numpties I'd dread to see allowed to have any 'right' to bear arms. Bad enough I know they can lay their hands on the bread knife
However, back to the question of yet another sub forum; I don't see it happening tbh, but I'll flag the post and post it in the Mods for Admin to have a looksee. Many of the Mods shoot, so we'll see.
cheers,
Toddy