As a new lad with this lashup, I hesitated to throw my sixpence in-being a colonial. But now that it is a receding thread, I shall jump in. I do regret any further
gun control affecting citizens, directly or indirectly,-but particularly with respect to military aircraft. It seems a bit jaded and MPs just “doing something” in the wake of an incident.
As we in the U.S. are fast learning, its best to attend to the human end first. As to placing firearms “control” in perspective, in 1939-40-Lend Lease was in effect and many American
weapons were sent to Britain for home defense use by the Home Guard and Army. With all due respect, it would seem that the modern law makers have convinced themselves that the citizenry need protection from themselves. Additionally, that future history does not portend another Hitler whereby weapons might be needed again; or that today’s citizens in the UK,trained and armed-might deter the average violent criminal or above-average terrorist. Remarkable.