This sounds like another one of those things like making it marginally harder to buy/carry a knife that is going to have the square root of fuck all effect on actual violent crime.
If I ever run into trouble on the Thameslink train it’s not going to be from a guy with a 3.1 inch locking swiss army knife. It’s going to be a chef’s knife, machete, cleaver, whatever.
What we need to look at is what changed between e.g. 50 years ago and now that meant that suddenly we feel the need to restrict everything. Is the culture different, are people different? Are there fewer police, fewer father figures, what is it?
SmurfRiding on
Why don’t we just stop pussyfooting around and ban kitchen knives while we’re at it.
jonpenryn on
Well, when the sons ex girl friends stalker turned up on her door step he was carrying a crossbow and a samurai sword and shouting „I’m going to kill you all“ understandably the coppers showed up and shot him.
swordoftruth1963 on
Seems like a sensible decision. There is no good use for this type of lethal weapon
BritishBudBeau on
Thank God, now we can remember the lesson of Agincourt and all get longbows.
Hithrae on
I’m glad because now the weekly School Crowbow Shootings can end. /s
spinosaurs70 on
How will this solve anything?
People can just stab with knives anyhow, which are vastly higher contributor to homicide anyhow.
Stigg107 on
I’d better go buy one now, just in case. 🤔 Cue massive surge in crossbow sales. 😁
Glad_Librarian_3553 on
Oh shit, I better stock up on my emergency crossbow supplies!
Lifeintheguo on
In the last 10 years, more people have been killed by TVs falling on them.
It’s clear from the .gov website that policy has yet to be made and some form of licensing of the seller and owner of the weapon is the most likely direction with limits on arrows which are used for hunting which is already banned anyway.
ThePedanticPheasant on
God I hate this pathetic country and it’s banning culture
TheLegosaurus on
Honestly, I didn’t even know they were currently legal to buy them. Seem like a bit of an oversight for this to not already be regulated.
Leggy_Brat on
Gov really do just hate fun don’t they. Where tf are crossbow weilding robbers such a problem that would require this to be a thing? Must just be making doubly, tripply sure the populace remain unarmed, even to it’s logical conclusion.
RecentTwo544 on
And yet with a few forms, a visit from the police to check you’re storing it properly, and a GP confirming you don’t have a serious risk to others, you can get a firearms licence and buy something like this –
That’s a proper semi-automatic rifle. A .22 bullet (note, not a .22 air rifle pellet) can very easily kill. You can even get a 50 round barrel mag for it.
I only found this out in a discussion about firearms in the UK recently on this very sub, and was stunned. I still am.
I am now convinced the only thing that stops mass shootings in the UK is a combo of people not wanting to, and those who might attempt it being unware due to stuff like „banning crossbows“ (which I was 100% convinced were already banned) and making airsoft guns two-tone.
In fact I’m utterly convinced all the bizarre legislation around offensive weapons is designed to hoodwink lazy uneducated gang members or violent „youths“ into thinking there’s no point bothering as it’s an automatic prison stretch.
And if so, fair play. Great way to keep guns out of the hands of idiots and allow people to own them who want to shoot targets or clays or whatever these people do.
lawrence1998 on
Just ban everything but working, bread and water at this point. Oh and make sure to do it in the name of child safety.
EdPozoga on
There is no point where anti-gun fundies will ever say “that’s enough gun control.”
Plopperchops on
The difference between the comments here and the comments on X for posts like this. lol
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This sounds like another one of those things like making it marginally harder to buy/carry a knife that is going to have the square root of fuck all effect on actual violent crime.
If I ever run into trouble on the Thameslink train it’s not going to be from a guy with a 3.1 inch locking swiss army knife. It’s going to be a chef’s knife, machete, cleaver, whatever.
What we need to look at is what changed between e.g. 50 years ago and now that meant that suddenly we feel the need to restrict everything. Is the culture different, are people different? Are there fewer police, fewer father figures, what is it?
Why don’t we just stop pussyfooting around and ban kitchen knives while we’re at it.
Well, when the sons ex girl friends stalker turned up on her door step he was carrying a crossbow and a samurai sword and shouting „I’m going to kill you all“ understandably the coppers showed up and shot him.
Seems like a sensible decision. There is no good use for this type of lethal weapon
Thank God, now we can remember the lesson of Agincourt and all get longbows.
I’m glad because now the weekly School Crowbow Shootings can end. /s
How will this solve anything?
People can just stab with knives anyhow, which are vastly higher contributor to homicide anyhow.
I’d better go buy one now, just in case. 🤔 Cue massive surge in crossbow sales. 😁
Oh shit, I better stock up on my emergency crossbow supplies!
In the last 10 years, more people have been killed by TVs falling on them.
Misleading from the Telegraph.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/controls-on-crossbows/outcome/controls-on-the-use-of-crossbows-on-public-safety-grounds-government-response](https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/controls-on-crossbows/outcome/controls-on-the-use-of-crossbows-on-public-safety-grounds-government-response)
It’s clear from the .gov website that policy has yet to be made and some form of licensing of the seller and owner of the weapon is the most likely direction with limits on arrows which are used for hunting which is already banned anyway.
God I hate this pathetic country and it’s banning culture
Honestly, I didn’t even know they were currently legal to buy them. Seem like a bit of an oversight for this to not already be regulated.
Gov really do just hate fun don’t they. Where tf are crossbow weilding robbers such a problem that would require this to be a thing? Must just be making doubly, tripply sure the populace remain unarmed, even to it’s logical conclusion.
And yet with a few forms, a visit from the police to check you’re storing it properly, and a GP confirming you don’t have a serious risk to others, you can get a firearms licence and buy something like this –
[https://www.guntrader.uk/guns/rifles/kriss/semi-auto/22-lr/dmk22c-arca-260313104710004](https://www.guntrader.uk/guns/rifles/kriss/semi-auto/22-lr/dmk22c-arca-260313104710004)
That’s a proper semi-automatic rifle. A .22 bullet (note, not a .22 air rifle pellet) can very easily kill. You can even get a 50 round barrel mag for it.
I only found this out in a discussion about firearms in the UK recently on this very sub, and was stunned. I still am.
I am now convinced the only thing that stops mass shootings in the UK is a combo of people not wanting to, and those who might attempt it being unware due to stuff like „banning crossbows“ (which I was 100% convinced were already banned) and making airsoft guns two-tone.
In fact I’m utterly convinced all the bizarre legislation around offensive weapons is designed to hoodwink lazy uneducated gang members or violent „youths“ into thinking there’s no point bothering as it’s an automatic prison stretch.
And if so, fair play. Great way to keep guns out of the hands of idiots and allow people to own them who want to shoot targets or clays or whatever these people do.
Just ban everything but working, bread and water at this point. Oh and make sure to do it in the name of child safety.
There is no point where anti-gun fundies will ever say “that’s enough gun control.”
The difference between the comments here and the comments on X for posts like this. lol