following the deaths by shooting of 2 teenage girls last week, the uk government is speeding through even tighter gun controls than ever before.. already, high court judges have been told to impose a minimum 5 year jail sentence to anyone found in possesssion of a hand-gun in a public place.
also, consideration is being given to outlawing replica firearms as well as air powered weapons.
much is being made of the violent lyrics sometimes contained in rap - music which appears to often endorse gun culture.. see:http://news.bbc.co.uk/ for full story.. englishman..
Existing US gun control laws have been mentioned several times on this thread.
Could someone summarise for me what the current laws are? Are they federal laws, or does each state set their own laws?
I agree that this area is one in which there is a huge cultural divide between the UK and the US. Which means it's a mistake on either side of the Atlantic to think that what works for one country(whether more control or less) must also work for the other country.
Expatbrit
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/010903/new_jehovahs.shtml.
web posted thursday, january 9, 2003.
jehovah's witnesses to meet in amarillo .
how we as parents ca be better parents, how children can be better children,
.....and how small green furry creatures from Alpha Centauri can be better small green furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
I can just see the talk now: "children, as young persons are YOU reflecting the Godly quality of obedience? Are YOU ensuring that the things you say do not bring reproach upon Jehovah's Organisation? Certainly we wouldn't want to risk losing eternal life just for temporary relief from life's problems in this old system!"
Expatbrit
just recieved a new letter from the society.
it is another begging letter for contributions, in it they explain the british tax relief given to them as a charity .
for every 1 pound donated the goverment will give them an extra 28p if it is donated under the gift aid arrangement.
Caspian:
Thanks for the info. I'm not surprised that the WT is pushing Gift Aid in the UK. It's a potential cash cow of great fatness.
I'd very much like to see a copy of that letter. You can display it on the site by getting an account at a site such as www.strike9.com then uploading a scan to that site and linking from here.
Or you can email me a scan and I would be glad to put it up for you. [email protected]
Expatbrit
top 10 reasons to live in british columbia.
1. weed.. 2. vancouver: 1.5 million people and two bridges.. 3. the local hero is a pot-smoking snowboarder.. 4. the local wine doesn't taste like malt vinegar.. 5. your $400,000 vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown.. 6. a university with a nude beach.. 7. you can throw a rock and hit three starbucks locations.. 8. if a cop pulls you over, just offer them some of your hash.. 9. there's always some sort of deforestation protest going on.. 10. cannabis.. .
top 10 reasons to live in alberta.
Kismet:
Sometime this summer, I hope. Assuming I can remember the 10 provinces and wotsits. Oh, and they make me swear allegiance to the Queen. Yeah really.
Expatbrit
top 10 reasons to live in british columbia.
1. weed.. 2. vancouver: 1.5 million people and two bridges.. 3. the local hero is a pot-smoking snowboarder.. 4. the local wine doesn't taste like malt vinegar.. 5. your $400,000 vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown.. 6. a university with a nude beach.. 7. you can throw a rock and hit three starbucks locations.. 8. if a cop pulls you over, just offer them some of your hash.. 9. there's always some sort of deforestation protest going on.. 10. cannabis.. .
top 10 reasons to live in alberta.
Hey Lee:
Kismet meant to type your name, but it came out as "real beer". I'm sure this is significant, but I can't quite put my thumb on it.
Expatbrit
top 10 reasons to live in british columbia.
1. weed.. 2. vancouver: 1.5 million people and two bridges.. 3. the local hero is a pot-smoking snowboarder.. 4. the local wine doesn't taste like malt vinegar.. 5. your $400,000 vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown.. 6. a university with a nude beach.. 7. you can throw a rock and hit three starbucks locations.. 8. if a cop pulls you over, just offer them some of your hash.. 9. there's always some sort of deforestation protest going on.. 10. cannabis.. .
top 10 reasons to live in alberta.
Kismet:
except for exPat who as an accountant can only be called a good thing about Canada. We all know Accountants really wanted to be lion tamers.....
I'll have you know that I never wanted to be lion tamer. Those long noses scared the willies out of me.
As for the rest of your comment, wait till I have my citizenship and can say what I want without fear of deportation, dude! Or maybe I'll forgive this one, since I'm a bit partial to nurses too (except for the ones who don't wear stillettos on the ward).
Expatbrit
you may recall reading in another thread a bbc update to their panorama programme.
panorama was congratulated in the house of commons on its showing of suffer the little children.
following the programme hilary benn mp, parliamentary under-secretary of state for community and custodial provision, met reporter betsan powys to discuss in detail the allegations made and the huge, international response to the programme by telephone and e-mail.
Waiting:
By all means give 'em the Mercun point of view. ("Do you speak English over there?"....lol)
Seriously though, the positve side is that if they read your mail it'll emphasise that this is not just a few local incidents, as the WT is trying to spin it. The negative side is they may not even get to see your mail, it's sort of like a Canadian emailing a US member of congress.
Expatbrit
so...it's 1am here (give or take), and i'm browsing the web some.
doorbell rings.. at 1am.. police coming to bust my enormous mp3 collection?
hey, i'm paranoid!.
Um Xander, didn't you hear the story about the girl in 1934 who thought she was being followed, and desperately asked for help at a house? They refused, and so she was forced to stumble off into the dark. Next morning her body was found, with the eyes missing.
Some say that her spirit walks the same route, looking for people like those who refused to give her a ride. When she knocks and is refused, she plucks their eyes out with a pair of chopsticks!
Lucky escape, dude!
Expatbrit
i was just sitting here going over my finances and, if murphy's law doesn't come into play.. when i first started this cleaning service, i thought i would never get it built up, and a few times thought i would end up losing my home.
my mom, has on a few occasions, asked me to move to mn to live with her, because she knew my situation.
however, i was determined that i was going to make it on my own.
Shari:
That is good to hear, and I'm sure even better to say! You deserve the rewards of your hardwork, and I hope those bills evaporate into the sunset.
It sounds like you are starting at "working on your business and not in your business." Once you reach the point where you have employees doing the time-consuming mechanics, the sky is really the limit for you. Forget Molly-maid, it's Shari-maid!
I'm happy for you. You are a thoroughly nice person who deserves success.
Expatbrit
you may recall reading in another thread a bbc update to their panorama programme.
panorama was congratulated in the house of commons on its showing of suffer the little children.
following the programme hilary benn mp, parliamentary under-secretary of state for community and custodial provision, met reporter betsan powys to discuss in detail the allegations made and the huge, international response to the programme by telephone and e-mail.
