Gun Culture

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Tony Singh - No Charges

Good news is that Tony Singh has no charges to answer following his succesful self-defence against know scum bag Liam Kilroe’s attack.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is determined to ensure that those who use reasonable force in defending themselves will enjoy the full protection of the law - they will not be prosecuted.

The trouble is, John Dilworth, assistant district Crown prosecutor for South West Lancashire, we don’t believe you.  Mr Singh will not face charges, but we are not at all reassured that this will be the case in other areas of the country.  Or what if Mr Singh had been carrying a 3in folding knife (as he is perfectly entitled to do) and had killed chummy with that?  The burden of proof would then have been that his reason for carrying the blade was ‘cutting stuff’ and not self-defence (a knife is a particularly shitty self defence tool).  What if chummy hadn’t got a knife and Mr Singh killed him with something that came to hand (so called instant arming)?  Mr Singh’s case was especially clear cut, life is not always so black and white.

Gun Culture Author Owns Guns?  Who’d have thought it?

A wee article regarding a Conservative’s vist to a gun club somehow becomes have a pop at Gun Culture.  I’m not quite sure how, doesn’t matter.
A commenter to the article says

I suspect this guy owns guns, (http://www.gunculture.net) and the thought of that is truly terrifying.

I think the Met should sign this person up for their astounding powers of perception and insight.  Gun Culture bloke might own guns?  Fancy that.
http://www.gunculture.net/index.php/weblog/the_happy_dance/
http://www.gunculture.net/index.php/weblog/two_new_guns/
http://www.gunculture.net/index.php/weblog/pump_it_up/
http://www.gunculture.net/index.php/weblog/red_dotted_ruger/
http://www.gunculture.net/index.php/weblog/two_of_my_favourite_things/
How did this person come by their suspicions?  It’s a mystery to me.
Yet my owning guns shouldn’t be truly terrifying to anyone, I’ve been (rigorously!) police checked, my guns are used for sporting and vermin control purposes and are secure at all times - what’s terrifying about that exactly?  My guns will never be used for nefarious purposes so long as they are owned by me.  Fact.
Sure I’d like for self defence to be a ‘good reason’ for owning a gun, this doesn’t mean I’m walking around town with a sawn off under my trench coat.  To make such a leap in thinking is typical of the left wing.

Anti gun and anti right wing? Well of course, what sensible and normal person would not be?

A sensible and normal person who doesn’t think that they and their ilk know best how everyone should run their life.  A sensible and normal person who understands that the front line in taking care of yourself and your family is yourself and not the state.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Internal Passports

Hmm.  The very thought of an internal passport, that one should need a passport to travel in one’s own country should be abhorrent to anyone who believes in a free country - or even a semblance of one.
Yet according to Samizdata Meg Hillier MP, reposible for the vile ID Card project seems to think that this is a great idea and a reason why ID cards have merit!

You should see an ID card like a passport in-country

The thing is Meg my dear that is exactly how I see it, and just one of the many reasons why I vehemently oppose the very concept of an ID card.
Meg Hillier - totalitarian, fascist scumbag building the tools of oppression.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

HSE Twats

It’s surely hard to imagine anything worse than dealing with the death of your 12 year old son following a tractor accident on your farm.
What better to help ease the grief than an nice HSE prosectution?

Sam Stanbridge was 12 when he was killed in a tractor accident on the family farm.
Now the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has decided to prosecute his father Mark because it is against regulations to drive a tractor at that age.

Bastards.  Rot in fucking hell you self righteous up your own fucking arsehole pompous townie twats.
Anyone growing up on a farm will surely have driven a tractor before the age of 13, it’s not exactly beyond the capabilties so long as you are big enough to effectively manage the controls.
This case could not more clearly highlight the vast gulf of understanding between the town and countryside.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Outdoor Channel

How tiresome that we don’t get Outdoor Channel over here!
Oh, but the wonder of thar interwebs makes it global.
http://www.outdoorchannel.com/tv/index.aspx

Scumbag 0 Tony Singh 1

Widely covered in the blogosphere, but not many of my contemperaries have The Scum version of the story and I wanted to mention it - so no apologies for running it here.

A HERO shopkeeper who struggled with a robber was nicked on suspicion of murder after the thug was killed with his own knife.

Brave Tony Singh fought back when hooded Liam Kilroe, 25, ambushed him as he was about to drive home after a 13-hour day.

The career-villain pulled a knife on his petrified victim – but was impaled on it as he grappled with the terrified convenience store boss.

Kilroe, who has a history of violent armed robberies on shops, tried to flee the raid but collapsed and died in a pool of blood.

Police called to the scene in Skelmersdale, Lancs, found shocked Mr Singh, 34, nursing knife wounds to his back and neck.

But despite his injuries officers arrested the shaken have-a-go-hero and quizzed him on suspicion of murder.

After being freed on bail until February 29, he said: “I feel lucky to be alive. All I was doing was trying to stop myself getting hurt. If one of the wounds had gone an inch either way it could have been fatal.”

Lancashire Police have sent a file to Crown Prosecution Service lawyers who will decide whether murder or manslaughter charges should be brought.

Locals rallied around Mr Singh yesterday.

So should the Lancashire Police have investigated Mr Singh?  Sure, got to be sure of the facts.  However they should never lose sight of the fact that Mr Singh is the victim, Mr Singh never asked this scum to attack him with a knife.  Thankfully Mr Singh was able to get the better of this career criminal, it could easily have been a different story. 
As for this bollocks about the CPS making a decision about charges?  Why?  The only decision should be “Is charging Mr Singh in the public interest?”.  The answer is clearly no.  Even if Mr Singh had deliberately killed this bastard then the response was both measured and appropriate.  One dead hoody bastard, you won’t get any tears from me.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

With Heart In the Title

Ah, the heart warming cosiness of Sunday night ‘drama’ at 8pm on ITV with ‘Heart’ in the title.  You know what I mean - Heartbeat, Where the Heart Is, The Royal (er...) and finally the crowning glory that is Wild At Heart.
Surely this must the biggest crock of shite on television today?  Quite some acheivement I know, but if I was forced to choose between ‘cutting edge’ (i.e. shit) comedy Little Miss Jocelyn and Cheese at Heart I would choose the Netto’s black Catherine Tate.  Sticking with the Miss Jocelyn theme for a moment, hands up all those who think that a first series would have been commissioned if the ‘star’ was white?  Never mind a second series ‘promoted’ to BBC2.
Back to Shite at Heart then.  Is this where shit actors go to die?  The place where you go if you are too wooden even for The Bill?  Stephen Tomkinson?  Fuck me, even the animals can act better than that monotone plank.  Even the bloody cabins have more charisma.  That ugly bird that used to be on Coronation Street?  Jesus.  The mmm check me out, I’m so horny wassherface that dumped Les Dennis?  Double bagger.  Scripting?  Bloody hell. Two dimensional characters by numbers and cheesy predictable storylines.
The great scenery and magnificent animals cannot save this bollocks.
How come I know so much about it if it is so abhorrent?  The missus watches it.  I’ve no idea why, but she is clearly not alone as the bloody rubbish keeps coming back on our screens.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Political Correctness Finds Religion

I’’m a member of a good bbs about knives.  Normally it is a sensible place where a chap can talk bollocks and ramble on about kit and blades with decent folks.
Recently though an edict came from the moderators regarding respect for others, swearing as it happens.  No problems so far, however it turns out that the so called swearing issue is regarding blasphemy.  Yep taking the “Lord’s” name in vain and such like.  Fuck me.  If this was about respecting the name of Allah we would poo-poo it as pandering to religious zealots and quite rightly.
What kind of weak assed numpty pisses their pants because someone says “Oh for Christ’s sake” or “Oh my God!”.  Someone who’s faith in their own imaginary friend is pretty bloody weak I reckon.
People, you simply do not have the right not to be offended.  If I say something which is part of the common venacular and you get offended by it - tough shit.  Get over yourself.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Libertarian Party on Self Defence

“The Libertarian Party stands by the right of peaceful citizens to defend themselves against violent attackers and burglars within the law, and will make it a priority to bring the laws on self defence back into line with common sense.

As one of our first steps to reduce the violent crime rate, a Libertarian Government will immediately move to repeal the ban on the ownership and carrying of non-lethal defensive weaponry by law-abiding people. Muggers, rapists and racist thugs make a habit of carrying knives and other lethal weapons in order to prey on the innocent. For too long the law has prevented their intended victims from protecting themselves using the non-lethal technology which is available to the citizens of most civilised countries.

This long-overdue reform is not a charter for vigilantes, but will have the effect of shifting the balance of power on the streets back towards peaceful citizens, where it belongs.

We will amend the Firearms Acts to repeal the pistol ban, which has both completely failed to reduce armed crime and crippled our country’s ability to compete in the pistol shooting events in the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, while depriving law-abiding householders of the ability to defend their homes with one of the most suitable weapons available. We will also remove the legal anomaly that requires antique-patterned muzzle-loading firearms to be licensed and registered as if they were modern weapons, when the originals can be bought over the counter. Since the technology is long obsolete, we will follow the path of most European countries by removing this bureaucratic requirement.

We will amend the 1988 Criminal Justice Act to prevent law-abiding people from being prosecuted for the simple act of having sharp or pointed objects in their possession. This Act has led to perverse court rulings resulting in innocent people being convicted for carrying the tools of their trade and other non-weapons, and it has done nothing to reduce violent crime.

Throughout our first term in office we will work to further reduce and eliminate bureaucratic and legal barriers to lawful self-defence and peaceful participation in the shooting sports.”

A good start but really doesn’t go far enough.  The law abiding should be on equal footing with the criminals, not constrained to non-lethal defence methods.  One can understand why they are being a little cautious so as not to scare the horses though.