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wogpotter · January 4, 2012, 05:48 PM

Having lived in several European countries & England as well as several states in the United States I've given up on 99% of this topic as both sides seem horribly misinformed about the other.

A lot of "Europeans" (note quotes) think that all of the U.S.A. has one set of (lax) gun laws. Many think you can walk into any gun shop ion the U.S. & just wander out with rifles, pistols, sub-machine guns & silencers, no matter where you are.

Many Americans refer to "European gun laws" again assuming one universal set of consistent laws throughout all of Europe.

Both views are absolutely wrong.

In the U.S. there are federal laws, those affect the whole country. There are State laws, effecting that state only & differing widely.

Then there are local town/county laws.

Its a combination of the 3 that vary depending on where you are that make it so different. In Europe (& including England) each country has it's own laws & those differ as much as the state & local laws do in the U.S.A.

So for the last time.
There are no blanket "European gun laws", nor are there any blanket overall consistent "U.S. gun laws".

January 4, 2012, 05:48 PM	#10
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Having lived in several European countries & England as well as several states in the United States I've given up on 99% of this topic as both sides seem horribly misinformed about the other. A lot of "Europeans" (note quotes) think that all of the U.S.A. has one set of (lax) gun laws. Many think you can walk into any gun shop ion the U.S. & just wander out with rifles, pistols, sub-machine guns & silencers, no matter where you are. Many Americans refer to "European gun laws" again assuming one universal set of consistent laws throughout all of Europe. Both views are absolutely wrong. In the U.S. there are federal laws, those affect the whole country. There are State laws, effecting that state only & differing widely. Then there are local town/county laws. Its a combination of the 3 that vary depending on where you are that make it so different. In Europe (& including England) each country has it's own laws & those differ as much as the state & local laws do in the U.S.A. So for the last time. There are no blanket "European gun laws", nor are there any blanket overall consistent "U.S. gun laws". __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”