[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

You can't really say for sure - it may have been worse if hand guns were still legal!

Latest news about this Colorado shooting is that the guy who allegedly did it, sent a notebook to a psychiatrist describing that he wanted to kill people - the letter/package wasn't opened till after the incident!

Report: Colorado shooting suspect sent plans notebook to psychiatrist - Yahoo! News

Ex Chief Inspector Coline Greenwood did a survey of gun crime & gun laws from the introduction of the 1937 Fire Arms Act, as more fire arms laws were introduced gun crime increased, the police & home office mantra was the gun owners are to blame, then came Hungerford & more laws, all fire arms owners had to have a photograph on their permit, and acess to medical records, gun crimes increased yet again, stiil the home office blamed the gun owners for the increased gun crime. Then came Dumblane, & Hamiltons rampage, he was not a member of any of the local gun clubs, they wouldn't have him as a member, even the local sergeant in charge of fire arms had recommended he should have his permit withdrawn, but he was over ruled.
Following that Blair rode into power on the promise to band all hand guns. Guess what gun crime has increased out of all proportion to its previous levels.
Who can the police & the home office blame now, what did the ban on pistol shooting achieve.
The only thing it did was brainwash every one into the thinking that guns are evil, even kids can no longer play cowboys & indians, without some brainwashed clown reporting them to the plod, who turn out like a septic swat team, acting like they are up against John Wayne & the Commanchero's.
You'd be surprised how many time the cops have lost their side arm, and the number of accidental discharges is disgraceful.