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UK Police To Allow Gun Users To Renew Licenses With iPhone App
Sussex police are creating a number of iPhone apps for the public, including one to renew your gun license. Unsurprisingly, the plan has some anti-gun groups upset. Lyn Costello, of Mothers Against Murder and Aggression (MAMAA), said, "This isn't suitable, especially in light of what happened in Cumbria. We've got to be extra careful giving gun licenses. We have this attitude that gun murders don't happen very often so it's OK to be lax, but it is not OK and we've got to do everything in our power to stop it happening again. We can't put money before life and if you start to do that we are losing our humanity. It is a really stupid idea.''
...when we allow people to be free. we can't be just handing that shit out.
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Knives are also a lot less likely to accidentally kill someone. Note I'm not just talking about little Johnny blowing his face off playing with daddy's gun, but the nervous criminal might pull the trigger without really meaning to if he's startled. Consider also the carry-permit-holder packing heat and a hardon as he tries to smoke a baddie but realizes too late that it's not as easy as it looks in the movies and it's little Suzy he hit. Also easier to run from a knife wielder bent on killing you than it is to dodge bullets.
I'm not necessarily against guns, but I think a little more careful thought needs to be involved beyond just "hand out pistols on every street corner."
The Bill of Rights doesn't say "the right to keep and bear arms, if the ATF is feeling generous that day", it says "the right to keep and bear arms". Do you own a firearm ? I suspect not, and this eliminates your right to question the process.