Originally Posted by bugalugs

I didn't say they were a "source of crime and hate ". They are just an unnecessarily dangerous instrument to have in society.

Why do you want a gun? You say you do target shooting - fine, if you must, go for your life - but leave the gun locked up at your shooting club. Keep them out of homes. But you expressed admiration at the the photos of machine guns or whatever they were on other pages - they don't use those bastards in the Olympics do they? What do you want one of those for?.

If you are a vet or a ranger or a roo/pig shooter, sure get licenced and get a gun - but there never any need for any city dwellers to ever have one.