ilovepussy said: TopCat57 said: ilovepussy said: "I'm so glad I live in a country where a child of 17 could never have access to a weapon as he did"
I know right?
https://globalnews.ca/news/7849385/london-police-drugs-guns-teenagers/
That's London Ontario, in Canada, you know, that wonderful place north of you? You probably have no clue as you have never travelled, not London in the UK, when trying to make a point...do try harder
Good eye. Ya got me there. I missed that TINY fact. LOL
That being said. There is still tons of gun crimes in the UK. Might not be by minors, but the bulk of the gun issues in the states isn't committed by minors either.
As long as guns are at thing, they will be used to commit crime.
Oh, and did you forget about the 1981 incident where a 17 year old fired 6 blanks rounds from a .22 at Queen Elizabeth?
OMG! You must have had to google hard to find a story where a 17 year old in 1981 (40 years ago)fired BLANK rounds towards (mind you, how do you know, as they were blank rounds they were towards towards the queen? As no projectile apart from sound and smoke) sounds like a starting pistol, so in effect, just noise. No matter which way you try and twist it, as the US has more guns than people, tragedies will ensue, a pissed off teenager with access to dad's guns....mayhem. I'm not gloating, I think each and every shooting, especially by youths is a tragedy, I just am glad that here in the UK, guns,and gun crime are relatively rare, long may it remain so. I hope you and yours are never put in a position where you might have to make that call, that would just never happen here.