E! Channel's "Going Postal: Violence"

[radioburning]

Thumbing through the channels I decided to watch the E! Channel's "Going Postal" show. Basically, it's a top 15 of gun rampages. Guess who's on there...Paul Helmke. I don't think I've ever seen so much B.S. propaganda on one show ever. According to Helmke every single situation was caused by laxed gun laws. Every single one of them. One of the shootings happened in the U.K. in 2005, and Helmke jumps in there with "there were 25 shootings in the U.K. in 2005 and there are 32 shootings in America every day". Like America and the U.K. are the same size and have the same size population. Then he says "see, in the U.K. they took measures to insure this would never happen again, unlike the United States". Really, Paul? I thought guns were completely erased from the landscape there in 1997. What an idiot.

[bigthaiboy]

Really, Paul? I thought guns were completely erased from the landscape there in 1997. What an idiot.

Not erased completely.

Handguns were banned in 1997, but can only be obtained if you can prove a need to humanely dispatch animals, but this is quite tightly controlled (ie. country vets, etc). Centerfire semi-auto long guns were banned in 1989.

It is legal for a licensed UK citizen to own :

• Bolt action, single shot, or lever action centerfire long guns with a Firearms Certificate (FAC).
• Pump action and Semi-Auto shotguns with minimum of 24" barrel and non-detachable magazine (max. 2+1 capacity with a shotgun license, or 4+1 with a FAC).
• Antique firearms and muzzle loaders.
• .22 Rimfire semi-auto or pump-action long guns (eg. GSG-5, GSG-47, Colt Umarex M4 .22LR are all legal)
• Suppressors.

[professorhard]

Watching shows like that just make me wonder how people can still argue against shall-issue CCW.

[WeekendWarrior]

WWRTW

[CHS]

Watching shows like that just make me wonder how people can still argue against shall-issue CCW.

BLOOD IN THE STREETS!!!! BLOOD IN THE STREETS!!!!