Secular Café: Gun Control in the US?

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Gun Control in the US? Jul 22nd 2012, 13:35 Given the recent theatre shootings, I though it would be an idea to have a thread specifically on the subject of gun control. Please remember that people have different opinions on the subject and just because they might disagree with you, it does not mean that they are evil. In the uk we banned most firearms for private ownership after the Dunblane school massacre. From wiki: Quote: The Dunblane school massacre occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996. The gunman, 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton, entered the school armed with four handguns, shooting and killing sixteen children and one adult before committing suicide. Along with the 1987 Hungerford massacre and the 2010 Cumbria shootings, it remains one of the worst criminal acts involving firearms in the history of the United Kingdom. Public debate subsequent to these events centred on gun-control laws, including media-driven public petitions calling for a ban on private ownership of handguns and an official enquiry, the Cullen Report. In response to this debate, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 were enacted, which effectively made private ownership of handguns illegal in the United Kingdom.

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