Britain has very strict gun laws. I approve of any such laws which would prevent people such as me from owning a gun. Because I don’t need one. Though I would like one. In fact I’d like 3. A big one, a powerful one and a big, powerful one. But I’m not allowed. I could apply for special license but I don’t think that BECAUSE SO MANY DRIVERS NEED SHOOTING! is an acceptable reason, in the eyes of the law. Or because next time someone comes into the driveway to steal the covers from Mel’s door mirrors, I’M GONNA TAKE ‘EM OUT WITH AN AK47!!! Once again, even though such an action would have massive public support, particularly those of the public who’ve had door mirror covers nicked, it is deemed, legally, ‘excessive’. As is the price of replacement door mirror covers on a fucking Mini.

But gun laws are there to basically keep guns out of the hands of psychos and sociopaths. Who you never know are in such categories by merely asking if you have a criminal record and pay your council tax on time. In America its different. They have a constitutional ‘right to bare arms’ and thus you have to prove yourself unworthy to be refused a license. The opposite of any civilised country. Over there there is a right and only the really bad and dangerous have that right removed. In sensible countries like England and New Zealand you have to prove you have a right and a need before you can own a gun. And for some reason, ‘farmers need guns’. And as everyone in New Zealand is either a farmer or is related to one, because there’s nothing else to do there, they basically have no restrictions. Even over here there‘s an ‘all farmers get guns’ law. All you need is a tractor and that Colt 44 Magnum is yours.

Why do farmers need guns? Ok, some do, but those who grow rape seed? Corn? Wheat?? What ya gonna shoot? Beetles? A rampaging ant?

But ok, so farmers need guns, let’s let them all have a shotgun. Damage limitation. You wouldn’t want to get hit in the face from a shotgun blast but otherwise unless you’re six feet away, you’re probably not going to get killed by one. That doesn’t apply to clay pigeons.

So the manufacturers, ever open to a market opportunity and aware of how guns have a desirability that is inexplicable in normal society (excluding the USA then) they make super shotguns. They make pump action ones which can hold way more than 2 measly cartridges at a time. And now they make ‘semi-automatic’ ones, which fire up to ten at a time, and have widgets on the barrels to contain the usual ‘spread’ of the pellets, making them much more dangerous. Obviously much better for the farmers. Oh, and much better for the psychos too. Like the New Zealand Aussie nutter who cannot be named (like Voldemort), because that’s what he used. So we know they work.

They’re now banning ‘semi-automatics’ in New Zealand. They’ve never been legal here, other than those shotguns. Which probably require some new legislation.

Happy Saturday

A xxxx