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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8438463" data-attributes="member: 6779310">doesn't make the UK all that much safer in terms of violent crimes.... just successful homicides. I have no issue with legally armed people at my gaming table, provided...<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">they aren't concealed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">no rounds in the chamber</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">no booze nor drugs in the carrier.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">competence with the weapon by the carrier</li> </ol>None of my friends violated those... but I've had my home invaded by non-firearms  but armed persons twice, and by intoxicated unarmed persons 3 times; Persons that I ran off using a sword for two of those, and held at bey the third until police arrived to take him into custody for home invasion, public indecency (he did so in the nude, in winter, in alaska), and public intoxication.I used to be a competitive shooter (and not very good at it - just good enough to be the alternate... BUT after HS, I was top 5 in my BT company, and got my M16 Expert rating - just before they decided to send me home for bipolar. I qualified with hand grenade, too, but only just.) Haven't been shooting in a decade now...</blockquote>