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The thing that annoys me is that tragedies like this will spur on the Government to bring in some rushed through policy that will penalise the honest gun owners in this country... like me... who comply with all the exceedingly strict laws and regulations, whilst letting all the scum keep theirs because they don't know where it is. Take the handgun ban for instance... do you really think the criminals handed in their weapons like good old chaps? No, it was the honest people who went through the lengthy process of getting their FAC that got shafted. I love to shoot, I've met lots of great people and find a lot of satisfaction in going to small club competitions.

A tragedy... and my heartfelt condolences go out to the families of those who have been killed today, but I know what the headlines will be next... "new anti-gun legislation...."

Will a Government in this country ever conceive a policy that only effects the criminals instead of shafting honest folk? Granted this guy wasn't a criminal, but he obviously had a psychological problem to go on such a rampage.

At the end of the day, you can't foresee every eventuality. I just hope that rare occasions like this don't mean that honest people are penalised.

To summarise what I had to do:

Spent £350 on a secure gun cabinet, rawl bolted to the wall... inspections by firearm liaison officers to make sure my security is adequate. £50 for my FAC, which is reviewed every five years, I have to list exactly what weapon I own and the ammo... and restricted to a limited amount of ammunition. I have to to a registered member of a shooting club for which I pay about £100 a year. With paying for my rifle, a semi-automatic AR15 with a .22LR upper with optics etc cost me just over £1500. Not a small amount by any means. I'm hoping to buy a .223 upper for it, but need to list on my FAC a new variation of the same weapon and get it approved. Constantly jumping through hoops... not that I'm complaining. I just want to point out what we have to do in the UK to be allowed ownership of a firearm.