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Originally Posted by Damien
The IRA operated largely before the Dunblane shooting when gun control became much stricter.
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The IRA, and criminals, and terrorists, did not (and do not) use legally obtained guns, so how strict (or less strict) it was has no relevance.
In fact, aside from the obvious examples of Hungerford & Dunblane, gun crime involving legal guns is so rare that the Police dont keep stats on it.
Illegal guns are, and have always been, the issue.
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em USA is less safe than here like
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Of course, people always bring up the USA.
I doubt anyone would suggest such lax laws as as they have, they are just one country not a typical example.
(indeed, not all US states have the same laws, they can vary quite a bit).
The laws in Northan Ireland are much more relaxed than the UK mainland, but its hardly the wild west some would have you believe would happen with less strict controls.