Guns and Ammo Thread

[Fluidic Kimbo]

I'm picking up my first gun on Friday, it's a Taurus .22 revolver:



It's only a 7-shot and I wanted a 10-shot, but I'm gonna get this gun for now and then maybe in the future I'll trade it for a Ruger 10-shot revolver.

[Honkey_Kong]

I'm picking up my first gun on Friday, it's a Taurus .22 revolver:



It's only a 7-shot and I wanted a 10-shot, but I'm gonna get this gun for now and then maybe in the future I'll trade it for a Ruger 10-shot revolver.

Who in their right mind is going to sell a gun to a nutcase like you (who has had multiple stints in the looney bin)? Just go stick to using gear to bench 90lbs.

[Euroholic]

Who in their right mind is going to sell a gun to a nutcase like you (who has had multiple stints in the looney bin)? Just go stick to using gear to bench 90lbs.

Gun rights are human rights. If he is a freeman on the streets and not in jail he has the basic right to bear arms.

[Honkey_Kong]

Gun rights are human rights. If he is a freeman on the streets and not in jail he has the basic right to bear arms.

Not where Kimbo lives, they're not. He's had multiple stays in the looney bin. Immediate disqualification just about everywhere from having a gun

[Euroholic]

Not where Kimbo lives, they're not. He's had multiple stays in the looney bin. Immediate disqualification just about everywhere from having a gun

He might be crazy but he still deserves his human rights Regardless of where he lives. If he is a danger to society then he should be in jail. Otherwise bear whatever arm you wallet can allow you purchase.

[Fluidic Kimbo]

He might be crazy but he still deserves his human rights Regardless of where he lives. If he is a danger to society then he should be in jail. Otherwise bear whatever arm you wallet can allow you purchase.

Even in countries where anyone can get a gun, I think there should be restrictions for the people with a criminal or psychiatric history (but on a case by case basis).

[Fluidic Kimbo]

Immediate disqualification just about everywhere from having a gun

I thought the same, but the safety instructor at the gun range told me they only look at the last 5 years. I have a clean slate going back about 8 or 9 years, so I should be good.

[Fluidic Kimbo]

Who in their right mind is going to sell a gun to a nutcase like you (who has had multiple stints in the looney bin)? Just go stick to using gear to bench 90lbs.

I have the two things I need:

(1) No criminal or psychiatric record for the past 5 years
(2) The owner of the gun club is a licensed firearms dealer, I've got him vouching for me as well as about 5 or 6 other members vouching for me

That's all you need over here.

[stocky121]

I'm picking up my first gun on Friday, it's a Taurus .22 revolver:



It's only a 7-shot and I wanted a 10-shot, but I'm gonna get this gun for now and then maybe in the future I'll trade it for a Ruger 10-shot revolver.

I thought all hand guns were band over here after the Dunblane shooting? I don’t have and gun licence but my best friend has shotgun (relatively easy to get) and a .22 rimfire rifle (a lot more difficult to get). I have been out shooting with him a few times. I have an air rifle in .22 extremely tame by the rest of the worlds standards, especially as it’s restricted to 12 foot pounds.

[Fluidic Kimbo]

I thought all hand guns were band over here after the Dunblane shooting? I don’t have and gun licence but my best friend has shotgun (relatively easy to get) and a .22 rimfire rifle (a lot more difficult to get). I have been out shooting with him a few times. I have an air rifle in .22 extremely tame by the rest of the worlds standards, especially as it’s restricted to 12 foot pounds.

If you search the internet about the gun laws for Northern Ireland, they make it sound like only famous people and politicians can get a handgun -- they must satisfy the police requirement that their life is under threat. But then you actually go to a gun club and it turns out that everyone has one, and they can bring them home too.

I think though, when applying for a firearms certificate over here, a few people in the club have to vouch for you. Plus you need to have a safe in your car and also in your house. You can never have a loaded gun apart from at the gun range -- in fact you can't even have a loaded magazine in your house or in your car.

A friend of mine has guns at home in Northern Ireland, and he keeps the guns and the ammo in two separate safes.

[stocky121]

If you search the internet about the gun laws for Northern Ireland, they make it sound like only famous people and politicians can get a handgun -- they must satisfy the police requirement that their life is under threat. But then you actually go to a gun club and it turns out that everyone has one, and they can bring them home too.

I think though, when applying for a firearms certificate over here, a few people in the club have to vouch for you. Plus you need to have a safe in your car and also in your house. You can never have a loaded gun apart from at the gun range -- in fact you can't even have a loaded magazine in your house or in your car.

A friend of mine has guns at home in Northern Ireland, and he keeps the guns and the ammo in two separate safes.

Like i say I’m no expert my friend is a lot more clued up then me, plus Northern Ireland might have different laws (and for some reason i thought they would be stricter)

I just thought hand guns were limited to single shot and had to be kept at the gun club, i do know some people still use flintlocks at gun clubs over here.

I know my friend can keep the .22 ammo in the same safe but it needs to be in a separate locked box in the gun safe. Plus the amount of ammo you can keep at home is heavily restricted.

[Euroholic]

I thought all hand guns were band over here after the Dunblane shooting? I don’t have and gun licence but my best friend has shotgun (relatively easy to get) and a .22 rimfire rifle (a lot more difficult to get). I have been out shooting with him a few times. I have an air rifle in .22 extremely tame by the rest of the worlds standards, especially as it’s restricted to 12 foot pounds.

Handguns are legal in Northern Ireland for sporting and even self defence purposes(granted only a couple thousand people have this). They are also legal in England, Wales and Scotland under a section 7(although very hard to get).