Governments, by and large, prefer not to have heavily armed citizens. In a democracy, the government will almost always pander to the majority. The majority are largely ignorant and lap up whatever the media says. For some time now the media has generally been anti-arms. Should the the media and majority reverse their attitudes towards arms, you can be certain the government will follow suit. Grudingly.Rest assured whatever we may do or say on this forum does not seem to affect those in the business of legislating or enforcing the law. If it would have been so there should have been some improvement in the deplorable environment we have regarding arms, legal and otherwise. This is really sad but it is true.
It could be argued, that unless you decide to use your bows, knives and guns for defense or offense, they are nothing more than sporting equipment, regardless of how many vermillion tikkas it is festooned with. The above quote should be reason enough not to refer to our guns, knives and bows as weapons.2.c arms act clearly states that "arms" means articles of any description designed or adapted as weapons for offence or defence, and includes firearms, sharp edged and other deadly weapons, and parts of,
For how long? It will only take one moron to use a bow irresponsibly and then the antis will come after bows. Assuming it isn't on their agenda already.This is the reason why I believe we can practice our skills in peace.
Why, are you a warrior?in my heart when I pick up my Bow you know what I am thinking
