Britain Unarmed and Unsafe

Britain has not only taken away individuals to own pistols but they have also passed laws that force imprisonment for defending ones self on your own property by use of a firearm; even if faced with a criminal intending death or dismemberment to you or your family.

One example of how they have used this law is to prosecuting an elderly man to life in prison after he shot 2 burglars (killing 1 and wounding the 2nd) who broke into his home in the middle of the night brandishing knives and willing to kill him. These were life criminals with over 50 arrests (some for violent crimes) between the two of them. Not only did they imprison the elderly man for defending his wife, but they also supplied the wounded man with a state sponsored lawyer that submitted a law suit against the elderly man's estate for "Pain and Suffering".

The criminals have taken note of the unarmed society and violent crime has since raised over 140%. With the violence already in place in the United States, a similar act in the US could make this country no safer than it is to live in South Africa. we can not stop drug trafficing today, if a gun ban was in place, those same routes used for drugs also allow for illegal trafficking of weapons. So violent gangs would still have access to the same weapons that they have now. The difference being is the law abiding citizens could not defend themselves legally and the criminals in this country would have a field day. With a possible depression on the horizon, crime will rise and it will be even more important for us as US Citizens to be able to defend ourselves for own safety.