i was just wondering since you all seem very happy with the fact that england has very strict gun control laws.

if someone were to forcibly enter your home and you happen to possess a firearm, are you legally allowed to shoot said person?

or are you forced to use a combination of feigned politeness and harsh, industrial strength brit slang? possibly followed by a scone.

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Kill Whitey.

I think the solution is to serve Earl Grey, but not to offer milk or lemon or sugar. The burglarer will be so offended as to leave immediately.

 

those barbarians....

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Kill Whitey.

he's american and he's ANGRY

I'm more intrigued by why people think Britain = England.

Instead for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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AngryAmerican

Yes*

You can fully shoot home invaders all you want, but the problem is hiding the corpse.  

*Seriously though, legally it comes down to "appropriate force" regarding stopping criminal acts of any kind in the UK.

 My gran would more likely get away with shooting a couple of burglars with my grandad's old WW2 revolver, than I would even just jiu-jitsu-ing the fuck out of some c*nt and duct-taping the sucker who I found trying to get in my window a few months ago, say. You have to answer a lot of questions.  Bastrads.

Google "Tony Martin UK " for what not to do regarding shooting a "home invader" in Britain.

Google "Rhys Jones" for what we feel about firearm crime in general in the UK right now.  

What makes you ask, AA?

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The_young_scot

Because England told us that the rest of you aren't allowed to govern yourselves and if we need something, we should talk to the manager rather than the minimum wage clerks.

Here, if the intruder is still alive when the cops show up, they scold you.

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ivytheplant

Because England told us that the rest of you aren't allowed to govern yourselves and if we need something, we should talk to the manager rather than the minimum wage clerks.

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You listened to the English?

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The_young_scot

Because England told us that the rest of you aren't allowed to govern yourselves and if we need something, we should talk to the manager rather than the minimum wage clerks.

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You listened to the English?

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They were the first to tell us the French were idiots. I should think they're reliable.

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The_young_scot

How can we say no to the country that brought us Doctor Who?

The_young_scot

That works both ways, though.  I'm from Texas, yet people from England have referred to me as a "Yankee."

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jes_lawson

Yes*

You can fully shoot home invaders all you want, but the problem is hiding the corpse.  

*Seriously though, legally it comes down to "appropriate force" regarding stopping criminal acts of any kind in the UK.

 My gran would more likely get away with shooting a couple of burglars with my grandad's old WW2 revolver, than I would even just jiu-jitsu-ing the fuck out of some c*nt and duct-taping the sucker who I found trying to get in my window a few months ago, say. You have to answer a lot of questions.  Bastrads.

Google "Tony Martin UK " for what not to do regarding shooting a "home invader" in Britain.

Google "Rhys Jones" for what we feel about firearm crime in general in the UK right now.  

What makes you ask, AA?

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 we used to have that problem, i.e. you had to prove your life was in immediate danger by a gun wielding intruder before you could use deadly force (unless you had a throwaway pistol at your disposal...) or it would go to investigation, sometimes resulting in the prosecution of the homeowner who the courts deemed wasn't in immediate danger enough to shoot someone forcibly entering their home.

i could be explaining this much more concisely, but i'm a bit tipsy.

what i mean to say is that until very recently, in ohio, you had to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that your life was threatened by a GUN wielding intruder in order to shoot him without worrying about possible prosecution. or a wrongful death civil suit even if you escaped criminal charges.

now however, if someone enters your home through force or is in your home illegally and you catch him, you can just shoot his ass dead and not worry about it whatsoever. you're good to go.

which is the fucking way it should be. amen.

i hope someday your british legislators realize this and correct the law, just as ohio lawmakers did recently.

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Kill Whitey.

I'm going to try this next time:

Also:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/derbyshire/3954033.stm

Here's my experience in three short panels.

[Click to view comic: 'British Etiquette: Extraneous Apology: My Experience c. 1989']

The_young_scot

Don't forget the Isle of Man you heartless bastard!

AngryAmerican

 

No lie, I have two in my house. One is ol' trusty, the other is a drop gun. The U.S. Has gotten so litigious that the only safe way to shoot someone in your own home who is about to kill you is to keep one around.

BigFrank105

Don't forget the Isle of Man you heartless bastard!

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and the Hebrides.

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Kill Whitey.

What about the Shetlands?

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And the Falklands.

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And India. And Hong Kong.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

They can keep the Bee Gees for all I care.

It appears to be a global problem.

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The rest of you might have to just give up and call yourselves something else.

Awesometopia

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