The British are officially insane...

[jaguar]

Ok this is however you look at it, fucking stupid. However.

In England you're not even allowed to poke people with a pointed stick in self defense ...

THIS ISN'T FUCKING TRUE WE'VE FUCKING GONE THOUGH THIS ABOUT A FUCKING MONTH AGO. We cannot arbitarily shoot people or carry firearms but you can kill in self defence and home defence as long as you're not over the top about it. End of fucking story. You can do it with legally purchased firearms, knives, golf clubs, cricket bats, outdated loaves of bread, piping, furniture, personal electronic equipment or the prestigious Oxford Dictionary and the only way you'll get in trouble with the law is if you keep going at it once they're down or they're already running away.

[Troubleshooter]

There are legally purchasable firearms in England?

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by jaguar

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cannot arbitarily shoot people or carry firearms but you can kill in self defence and home defence as long as you're not over the top about it
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You can do it with legally purchased firearms, knives, golf clubs, cricket bats, outdated loaves of bread, piping, furniture, personal electronic equipment or the prestigious Oxford Dictionary

Is it legal to do it with the American Heritage Dictionary?