Pro-Gun in UK: Dying Breed or Silent Masses?

It's no secret Britain is one of the most anti-gun nations in the world, with amongst the least firearms freedom; but all is not lost, for all it takes to change opinion on guns is one event of the right magnitude to reawaken the survival instinct of a people. (eg what happened in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina)


(Images: Israeli youngsters learn to use Uzis. British youngsters learn to quiver at the very thought of them.)

Our media is desperate to portray a one-sided view on guns, though I believe there are millions of people in Britain that would support recognition of a person's sovereign right to personal defence.

The following was written by an apparently British commenter to this post at The Volokh Conspiracy:

Knowing what I do of my fellow subjects, doubtless there are a not insignificant number of Brits sneering at the US right now. "Oh look at them shooting each other. The animals. Thankfully WE wouldn't have that problem. WE'VE been so clever and got rid of guns." Clever? Really? Let's say that there were no guns in Dodge ...or London. The police are gone. Electric and gas are off and will be for weeks. There has been no fresh water for days so people will soon* start dying of thirst. You have no idea how far the damage extends or how long help might take and drug adicts are already frantic, desperate for a fix. In short, all bets on reasonable behaviour are off. So tell me, my scoffing, condescending friend, who is it has the power now? This is so simple even Muppets Against Guns should be able to figure it out, so come on. Is it the young or old? the male or female? the big or small? the most aggressive or most respectful? the normally law abiding or the practised law breaker? That's right! The most powerful people would be young, aggressive, muscular males who are experienced in fights, especially ones with friends like themselves. i.e. gang members. Not exactly the kind of people you want in charge when the next few days will be a struggle for your very survival.

In New Orleans, women, older and weaker citizens, and those who are sick, injured or on their own, can rely on their trusty shotguns to keep them *relatively* safe. No chance of that in the UK. One major disaster and thanks to the smug, the ignorant, the sneering and the downright deceitful, it will, quite literally, be survival of the fittest. With many areas deserted, others cut off by flood water so foul that no-one with any sense would be in it and fires, smoke and noise all around to cover any misdeeds, you'd really need to watch your back. And your front. Not easy when you've been four days with no food, water or sleep. Been a bit miserable once, EVER, to that little thug down the street. Not looking like such a good idea now, is it? What about that time you lied to the court about your ex-husband. Uh-oh! Or you refused to tip that waiter that time? Oops! Oh, and fancy a bit of action gentlemen? the women are there for the taking. And when you're finished simply render her unconscious and throw her out for the alligators/dogs to eat the evidence. Might I suggest you start with a gun banning feminist or two? T'will be all the sweeter!

Thomas Jefferson said of the American 2nd Amendment: "It will not be needed until they try to take it". I believe gun rights in Britain will not be demanded until they are needed - hopefully it will be sooner rather than later, but it WILL happen. It is a necessary consequence of out of control crime, poverty and tyranny (the globalist-sponsored hat-trick coming down on us like a ton of freshly printed million pound hyperinflationary notes).

Right now people believe they are safe and don't need the dangers associated with having firearms in the neighbourhood. Tomorrow they will reap what their anti-gun utopian fantasies have sown, and it won't be a pretty harvest.

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who do not."