Gun Control

[John S]

A crowbar, sledgehammer, or well-aimed cactus would sort out any burglar....

 

 

[kirisute]

Broadheads? nah mate, I use drop forged square bodkins....in case they're wearing chainmail...or kevlar

Bodkins are my pet hate! Had one in my arm from some tosser who thought it would be fun to shoot our shields with one at a re-enactment! Not pleasant at all! Luckily it only just pierced my leather bracer after going through the shield...drew blood though.....

[Phone]

BODKIN

 

New word for me.

 

To some degree in this country and maybe the world we are becoming media de-sensitized to the fact that "dead" is for a long time.

 

Phone

[Austin]

Very much so Phone.

 

I am still of the mind that the machine doesn't kill but the mind behind it does mentality. If all the guns on the planet vanished tommorow all that would happen is we would degenerate to knife crime and if they went it would be clubs. We can't help being the species we are.

As for private gun ownership i'm not really all for or all against, perhaps more punitive penatlies for those guilty of gun crime, but if you are the point of armed robbery will you really care.

 

On the other hand I do want to hear more about your katana Kirisute. If you can keep curved edged weapons now then that means they are pre 1950s blades iirc or are we talking older. Edo period swords are like the mona lisa but harder to find

[kirisute]

Very much so Phone.

 

I am still of the mind that the machine doesn't kill but the mind behind it does mentality. If all the guns on the planet vanished tommorow all that would happen is we would degenerate to knife crime and if they went it would be clubs. We can't help being the species we are.

As for private gun ownership i'm not really all for or all against, perhaps more punitive penatlies for those guilty of gun crime, but if you are the point of armed robbery will you really care.

 

On the other hand I do want to hear more about your katana Kirisute. If you can keep curved edged weapons now then that means they are pre 1950s blades iirc or are we talking older. Edo period swords are like the mona lisa but harder to find

doesnt mean that at all! you can keep and collect a katana as long as it is hand forged or your a licensed martial artist! luckily mine are, and i fit into the 2nd category!

 

"Samurai and other curved Swords - On April 6th 2008 a law came into effect banning samurai and other curved swords with a blade length of 50cm or more, there are some exceptions for registered martial artists, re-enactors and even certain genuine Japanese swords.

 

An amendment to this act was passed, which came into effect on the 1st of August 2008, which allows curved and samurai swords which are handmade using traditional forging/production methods to be sold without a license which you will see on the site and can buy and own without a license. "

 

gives a very rough summary of the law as it stands

 

i dont have anything period im afraid wish i did!

but no; i have several well crafted "modern" katana which are about as close as i can afford to get to the "real" thing at the moment. i did have a WW2 katana but gave it to a very close friend when he left the country.

they hang nicely on my walls along with a few "wall hanger" swords like the Conan movie replicas and a rapier. also my old re-enactment swords. if i had a bigger house i would have my armour out as well and make myself a little throne room! LOL!

[five bellies]

This is an interesting thread, I hold a shot gun certificate that was reasonably easy to obtain all I had to prove is I had somewhere to use it, My suiterbility to hold the certificate was determined by a police superintendent based his access to my records and on the say so of two refferies and my doctors word that I wasnt twitchy, wether or not I would become twitchy some time within the five years my certificate is valid for could not reasonably be assesed by any one including me, so the decision to grant me a licence is based on what amounts to a risk assesment.

 

I had a conversation once at work with a group of work mates about the security measures they used at home I was amazed how many of them kept hammers, large blades,and all manner of bats and wrecking bars under their bed, all I had was my slippers a book and a packet of condoms. maybe before granting a fire arms licence a copper should look under an applicants bed after an un anounced visit It would speak volumes about a persons state of mind.

 

Home protection should only involve good locks a loyal dog and the telephone.

[barry luxton]

This is an interesting thread, I hold a shot gun certificate that was reasonably easy to obtain all I had to prove is I had somewhere to use it, My suiterbility to hold the certificate was determined by a police superintendent based his access to my records and on the say so of two refferies and my doctors word that I wasnt twitchy, wether or not I would become twitchy some time within the five years my certificate is valid for could not reasonably be assesed by any one including me, so the decision to grant me a licence is based on what amounts to a risk assesment.

 

I had a conversation once at work with a group of work mates about the security measures they used at home I was amazed how many of them kept hammers, large blades,and all manner of bats and wrecking bars under their bed, all I had was my slippers a book and a packet of condoms. maybe before granting a fire arms licence a copper should look under an applicants bed after an un anounced visit It would speak volumes about a persons state of mind.

 

Home protection should only involve good locks a loyal dog and the telephone.

 

 

and where have you been hiding mr, how the devil are you and how about having a fishing session, my old mucker, plenty out there fives.

[Andrew]

Is that dear old Gazza's chum five bellies. LoL

[barry luxton]

[five bellies]

Flipping hell mate where did you dig that out from nice tash though if i say so my self