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Gun Control & RKBA

sarisataka

(21,803 posts)

10. A half decent punch

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 09:10 PM

Jan 2022

Would have even more "enormous" energy as would throwing it at an attacker.
Having read some UK self defense cases however doing either of those could put the person in more legal trouble than the criminal.

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New UK-legal .50 revolver marketed as "top of the line" home defense, with "enormous" muzzle energy. [View all] Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 OP

How special unweird Jan 2022 #1

Seems like a bad idea on many fronts.... TheRealNorth Jan 2022 #2

Not to mention that the idea of using it for self defense is laughable. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #3

Yikes. PTWB Jan 2022 #4

they dont have millions of gun nuts shooting anything that moves nt msongs Jan 2022 #6

Neither do we. Rest assured that if we did, the homicide rate would be thousands of times higher. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #7

So would this air rifle (72 cal, hollow point, 500 grain, 1200 foot pounds) be legal in the UK? ret5hd Jan 2022 #5

Anything that generates more the 12 ft lbs requires a Firearms Certificate. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #8

Ahhh...I didn't know if it was the "air" part... ret5hd Jan 2022 #9

A half decent punch sarisataka Jan 2022 #10

Self defense in the UK. LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #12

Actually, air gun silencers which are permanently attached to the barrel are unregulated in the US Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #13