A prescient thread...
I have shot guns and the licence. For clays and occasional game.
Am in process of applying for firearms licence - the officer is coming round on Tuesday to check me and the security out. The rifle will be for mainly vermin control on our property and a bit casual social target shooting at gun club.
While of course a gun is an inanimate object, the ready access to a lethal weapon raises the risk of both impulsive and remediated suicide/homicide at times of severe emotional disturbance in unstable individuals.
Also need a scarfer-replica section tucked away out of sight, leaving a large,centrally placed, dense knot of designer-clad, scowling, loud and intimidating lads.