Recent content by Dark Skies

And Elizabeth doesn't know ****. Plenty of good guys own guns, me included.

The trouble is that yer average Joe Pleb, with no interest in shooting, is likely to just accept what they're told because a) they're lazy and are used to being spoon-fed what to think and b) they have no stake in the consequences of misinformation - legislation / confiscation won't affect them.

It still hurts twenty years on. Oh, and the divorce, obviously. Although we are still the best of friends.

Some interesting reading on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Committee_for_the_Defense_of_British_Homes

This is what we're up against in the UK. The hoops we have to jump through to obtain a firearm certificate are severe and intrusive. Those that make it through could rightfully be considered the cream of British citizens - the slightest blemish in your personal record could deny your grant...

I was married to a lass from Ohio. I was working for a US company based in the UK. I'd already started selling some of my firearms and possessions to gather some stake money. Then all of a sudden she wanted to come to the UK. Then she got a job she loved and dug her heels in here. Post...

I know about the lease-lend debt. We finally paid it off in 2006 - one of the few nations that actually kept it up. I wonder what actually happened to the civilian donated firearms? Probably still stacked up in some warehouse where they were intended to be handed out in case of actual...

I made that exact point on another forum! Call me a stuffy old traditionalist if you must, but I prefer the tried and tested approach of enjoying my legally owned possessions until such times as they break, or I sell them.

For the record, modern handguns have been proscribed for civilian ownership since 1997 (apart from Northern Ireland). Fully automatic firearms have never been permitted for civilian ownership. Not that facts should ever get in the way of our prurient newspapers when concocting a non-story about...

What happened to the end of the arbor? The sheer force required to destroy the wedge made of a low / medium carbon steel are many thousands of psi, like, well, at least 50k upwards. Did the end of the arbor get ripped out too?

The event carried on for most of the day - with a lot of fumbling of the ball by the police.

No, a combination of guns including an M1 carbine, Norinco AK-alike, and a Beretta 9mm, A chap by the name of Michael Ryan in a town called Hungerford.. It initiated the UK semi-automatic rifle ban in 1988. Followed up by that nonce in Dunblane in 1996 which led to the modern handgun ban.

Sometimes there are no reasons. Guy in my club was a pretty passive bloke. Bit of a loner, but nothing scary. Used to tell a lot of tall tales. One day he took it into his head to murder a woman in the woods, then drove back into town, whereupon he killed a further fifteen people, including...

Until Covid and the lockdowns I was dating a gal in Seattle. Well, Everett, to be precise. I was disappointed at the rigmarole involved trying to rent a lane to shoot during my visits. Vastly different experience to Ohio (I was once married to a lass from the Buckeye state). There I could walk...

Crikey! He reckoned the initial appeal would need about $10K due to the cost of specialist lawyers and the almost $1K to lodge it. Then maybe a further $20K to follow up. So looks like he's well positioned to win.