[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Mancie

Another tragic mass murder by someone who legally held guns, same as Dunblane and Hungerford....no law against holding guns will stop anyone intent on mass murder, but a total ban on firearms would at least lessen the chances of this happening.
The Dunblane and Hungerford mass murders were both carried out by men who had legally owned guns... I've never heard any compelling argument to give anyone a licence to kill by allowing them to own guns, this bloke was a taxi driver.. why was he allowed to own a shootgun and rifle?

It is evident you don't know the facts of the cases re Dumblane & Hungerford, both men if the police had applied the firearms act as it then was would have had their permits revoked.
In the case of Dumblane he was not a member of any recognised gun club, they refused his membership, even a police sergeant recommended his certificate renewal be refused, but he was over ruled. And Ryan had also commited offences which were enough to have his permit refused.
Then the hooray and promises by Tony Blair to make the streets safer, did it, did it hell, there are now more unregistered firearms than there ever were.
I owned and used several firearms for nigh on 60 years before I surendered my certifcate and had the fire arms destroyed.
Guns don't kill people, people kill people with whatever is available, he could have done the same amount of lumber with his taxi, or a cross bow.
Retlaw.