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Yes, British firearms law changed after the Dunblane massacre [1] to outlaw handguns. The Hungerford massacre [2] in the 80s caused the outlawing of semi-automa
by osullivj 10y ago
Yes, British firearms law changed after the Dunblane massacre [1] to outlaw handguns. The Hungerford massacre [2] in the 80s caused the outlawing of semi-automatics. I live in rural England, and many friends and neighbours have shotguns and hunting rifles. I was surprised to discover that a couple of the rifle owners use silencers too. Silencers do have a legitimate application; they confuse the directional hearing of the prey, so a hunter can get off a second or third shot at deer before they start running.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_school_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_school_massacre
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre
- avar 10y agoSilencers also mitigate hearing loss & noise pollution.
- LordKano 10y agoIt seems that for the first time in generations, the US is looking at loosening restrictions on guns. There has even been a law introduced to remove silencers from the NFA, which would cause them to be treated much like guns in and of themselves as opposed to how they are treated now.