The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - My take on why gun-restriction works in Europe but not in the US

manta49 · August 19, 2011, 05:24 PM

Clarification i posted this on another thread but id doesn't seam to be registering. Just as you can't talk about gun laws in America in general because different states have different laws.
The same goes for the UK the gun law in N Ireland which is part of the UK its gun laws in a lot of respects is different than the rest of the UK.
Examples in N Ireland you can own a handgun, but you need a licence for an air rifle in the rest of the UK you don't.

As for the republic of Ireland its only last year that they brought out a law banning handguns.

August 19, 2011, 05:24 PM	#29
manta49 Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2011 Location: N Ireland. UK. Posts: 1,809	Clarification i posted this on another thread but id doesn't seam to be registering. Just as you can't talk about gun laws in America in general because different states have different laws. The same goes for the UK the gun law in N Ireland which is part of the UK its gun laws in a lot of respects is different than the rest of the UK. Examples in N Ireland you can own a handgun, but you need a licence for an air rifle in the rest of the UK you don't. As for the republic of Ireland its only last year that they brought out a law banning handguns.