Justice at Last for SAS Man!

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(29 November 2012, 20:28)NorthernRaider Wrote: Two points spring to mind
First if this chap is good enough to be part of 22SAS and on top of that sniper trained how come its OK for him to carry a gun anywhere in the UK whilst on duty, but the minute he is off duty he is suddenly deemed unfit to be able to own a gun.

Second

If we had to pick a section of society that would be deemed the absolute most suitable people to be armed we automatically accept SAS / SBS/ SFSG rght across the world as being the absolute best of the best. BUT if you wanted a few even better than that the apaex of the armed warrior you would pick an SAS trained Sniper, theres no one better on the planet. So who else should be armed??

(29 November 2012, 20:30)Barneyboy Wrote:

(29 November 2012, 20:28)NorthernRaider Wrote: Two points spring to mind
First if this chap is good enough to be part of 22SAS and on top of that sniper trained how come its OK for him to carry a gun anywhere in the UK whilst on duty, but the minute he is off duty he is suddenly deemed unfit to be able to own a gun.

Second

If we had to pick a section of society that would be deemed the absolute most suitable people to be armed we automatically accept SAS / SBS/ SFSG rght across the world as being the absolute best of the best. BUT if you wanted a few even better than that the apaex of the armed warrior you would pick an SAS trained Sniper, theres no one better on the planet. So who else should be armed??

yeah would of fort he had a FAC anyway

For a great many reason Service Personnel can carry firearms in the UK in and out of uniform without a FAC. I have done so myself and I wasn't Special Forces. Even if he had a FAC unless the pistol was on his 'ticket' it would still have been an offence. He wasn't carrying it and it seems to have been a genuine mistake. Our UK Forces are top people, they don't take the carrying of Firearms lightly. Plenty of people were killed by cars drivers last year, but we still drive cars. This is just typical of the attitude we have in this country of guns.