'Right to Bear Arms' - would any of you support such a movement?

Denerick

Just interested to know is all. I of course wouldn't but always like to hear differing opinions to my own on issues like this.

Rovi

Straight up contrary to the forum Charter:

The forum exists for discussion of the shooting sports (meaning all shooting sports, from international competition to backyard plinking and anything and everything in between) and sport shooting (meaning hunting, wildfowling, and so on).

It is not for the discussion of the use of firearms in self-defence, nor for discussions about the "right to keep and bear arms" (usually referred to as RKBA) as found in other countries. There are many other forums on the net which cater to those topics; we suggest Cybershooters in the UK or The High Road in the US for those who wish to discuss these topics.

There are, however, precious few forums on the net that cater to the actual sport of shooting and we wish this forum to be among that number. Therefore all discussions on self-defence and RKBA are Off-Topic. Those starting or partaking in such discussions will be warned; if posters continue to engage in them, the offending posts may be edited or deleted and the posters temporarily or permanently banned from the forum.

Try the Politics forum, or possibly Humanities.


edited to add:
Should someone choose to start a thread on this subject elsewhere, please bear in mind that not many of us here are truly anonymous, and many regular posters' real-world identity is known to a greater or lesser degree.
With that in mind, most holders of Irish Firearm Certificates will be slow to publicly voice opinions in support of an RKBA or the use of firearms for self defence, no matter what their private views on the subject, as to do so could prejudice their prospects of retaining those certificates or acquiring others in the future.