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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
"The Government assert that their restrictions will be enough to ensure that .22 weapons never get into general circulation. However, in the Cullen report the umbrella organisation for the shooters stated its view that no system of certification or regulation can be foolproof. In other words, no system will stop someone saying that he is going to a target shooting competition, taking his guns out and doing whatever he wants with them.
Smaller handguns are used to commit many atrocities. They are the chosen weapon of Mossad, the Special Air Services and the professional assassins. Robert Kennedy and Yitzhak Rabin were killed with .22 weapons and Ronald Reagan was nearly killed with one. The Evening Standard reported that last night
"A mother found her four children shot dead in their beds in North Carolina with a .22-calibre handgun, the type of weapon that the Government is refusing to ban". "
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you just gave me a headache.
.22's are not viable self-defense rounds. period. anyone who knows anything about guns will agree it is a piss poor choice. Just because the SAS uses them to kill guard dogs doesnt mean they'll work.
and assasinations are a far cry from any self-defense scenario.