RE: "Offensive Weapons" in the UK
November 25, 2012 at 5:25 pm
(This post was last modified: November 25, 2012 at 5:26 pm by Cyberman.)
Actually, flouting would be the perfect word for the intention to behave in a way that goes against the law, for whatever purpose. I'm not entirely sure what your point regarding the US government demanding UK weapons means, given that such an action would be in keeping with current UK policy regarding weapons anyway. So, yes I would imagine not having a problem with that demand, even though I am not required to trust the motives. In fact, if you like I can send you every single offensive weapon as would come under the terms of the Act that I own, in return for, what, $100? Would that be a fair price? 
But let's just say the law was changed tomorrow. In fact, I'm going to quote from a YouTube exchange I had about two years ago with a theist who was trying to defend the "if no God, then what makes you moral" party line.
"The laws that protect our societies don't so much control our actions as prohibit societally unacceptable ones. As an example, here in the UK it is currently illegal to own a firearm outside of certain very special circumstances. If the law was changed tomorrow, making firearm ownership legal, all that would mean is that I wouldn't get arrested for owning a weapon. It wouldn't mean that I'd immediately have to rush out and stock up on Uzis and the like."
Over here, we have no blasphemy laws, no death penalty (for any crime), and strict weapons laws. It's a wonder we're still here.
But let's just say the law was changed tomorrow. In fact, I'm going to quote from a YouTube exchange I had about two years ago with a theist who was trying to defend the "if no God, then what makes you moral" party line.
"The laws that protect our societies don't so much control our actions as prohibit societally unacceptable ones. As an example, here in the UK it is currently illegal to own a firearm outside of certain very special circumstances. If the law was changed tomorrow, making firearm ownership legal, all that would mean is that I wouldn't get arrested for owning a weapon. It wouldn't mean that I'd immediately have to rush out and stock up on Uzis and the like."
Over here, we have no blasphemy laws, no death penalty (for any crime), and strict weapons laws. It's a wonder we're still here.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
