In the UK handguns, assault rifles and machine guns are illegal to possess. Citizens may own only sporting rifles and shotguns. The penalty for possession of a firearm without a certificate is a maximum of 14 years in prison.
5% Yes |
95% No |
4% Yes |
87% No |
1% Yes, schools should require at least one teacher or security guard to be armed |
4% No, hire professionally trained security guards instead |
3% No, this would increase the risk of accidental shootings |
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8YGGHN72yrs2Y
This isn’t relevant to the UK you yankee wankers.
@8ZJLRF42yrs2Y
Not a real issue in the UK.
@9BY65PN11mos11MO
No teachers should ever be armed with any kind of weapon
@9JZM429 2mos2MO
No, however I think security guards should be more of a thing, a taser is enough to take down a potential criminal in a school.
@9J6VSLY3mos3MO
No, firearms should be legal to own for law abiding, British subjects, as long as they are stored safely in the home. They are not currently needed to protect UK schools as this is the job of the police, not private citizens.
@9G5MCLJ6mos6MO
Hire professionally trained guards, armed with non-lethal weapons, as if they were armed the risk of accidental shootings would increase exponentially.
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