What right? I never claimed any right, owning a firearm (outside the US, at any rate) is a privilege, not a right.
It was a figure of speech.
And you are still wrong.
No, I'm attempting to determine if it's even worth attempting to discuss the subject of firearms with you. It is, apparently, not.
I find the subject interesting, but that
lot I was talking about, really is a
lot. I could type for hours and hours and still not even scratch the surface of all the issues.
I do not like our current insufficiently tough (there are many better ways to handle firearm ownership) but overly restrictive (again, there's a discussion there you refuse to even see) laws here
I know nothing about your local laws.
But it seems that you are upset because you can't (easily?) shoot a certain type of weapon?
and there is no gun culture to speak of and never was. Beyond our essential invention of the shooting sports which we're now slowly but surely killing off without having any effect on criminal use of firearms, that is.
Please cite references and stats to show your shooting sport is dying off, and provide a convincing argument why this matters to your general population.
And also please explain why you can't have the same level of fun with the (many I'm sure) weapons that are available to you.
And be careful when you claim that it has
no effect on the criminal use of firearms, because that is a big call that involves a lot of factors, both immediate and long term.
There are a lot of sports and recreational activities that are either banned or limited in many respects in this country alone. And they usually don't involve potentially deadly weapons that can impact the community as a whole. So gun arguments on these grounds can go straight to the back of the line, thanks!
Want an example of a stupid technicality that is hurting a sport? Try Geocaching here in my state. It is banned in all national and state parks, which petty much means almost everywhere interesing. Yet I am able to "bushwalk" to the exact same location with a GPS. But if I say I'm geocaching instead of bushwalking, I'm breaking the law
Dave.