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As I see it this boils down to a difference in cultures. While the UK doesn't let its subjects have firearms the citizens of the US have a consitutional right to have firearms.
I have a Colt 45 1911a1 model 70 semiautomatic handgun.
My baby is tricked out for sport shooting but I can dot you at 100 feet with it and you won't get up afterwards. It has a beveled mag well guide. Lenghten and lower ejection port. Combat ejector. Full lenght recoil spring and guide, double padded. Millet adjustable combat sights with glow dots for night target aquiring. It's been ramped and polished. Baby has had a trigger job done to her and the pull is now 2lbs instead of 7lbs. The slide has been blued while the frame is brushed. I use Wilson Rogers combat mags. I use Fiocchi full jacket rounds on the range and Glaziers in the real world. And yeah I've put the recoil spring in the ceiling a couple of times.
Possesing an FFL means a lot to me as it means I'm not just another gun owner. It means I can buy and sell guns if I choose. It also means I can carry a fully automatic weapon. It also means I can carry my firearm in to a bank and not be arrested.(You have to have a good reason) It also means that with all the s**t I had to go through to get it that the US government and the state I reside it don't think I'm a crazy American...
As I see it this boils down to a difference in cultures. While the UK doesn't let its subjects have firearms the citizens of the US have a consitutional right to have firearms.
I have a Colt 45 1911a1 model 70 semiautomatic handgun.
My baby is tricked out for sport shooting but I can dot you at 100 feet with it and you won't get up afterwards. It has a beveled mag well guide. Lenghten and lower ejection port. Combat ejector. Full lenght recoil spring and guide, double padded. Millet adjustable combat sights with glow dots for night target aquiring. It's been ramped and polished. Baby has had a trigger job done to her and the pull is now 2lbs instead of 7lbs. The slide has been blued while the frame is brushed. I use Wilson Rogers combat mags. I use Fiocchi full jacket rounds on the range and Glaziers in the real world. And yeah I've put the recoil spring in the ceiling a couple of times.
Possesing an FFL means a lot to me as it means I'm not just another gun owner. It means I can buy and sell guns if I choose. It also means I can carry a fully automatic weapon. It also means I can carry my firearm in to a bank and not be arrested.(You have to have a good reason) It also means that with all the s**t I had to go through to get it that the US government and the state I reside it don't think I'm a crazy American...