Posted by Michael-w on 10/07/2017 22:29:53:
Posted by V8Eng on 10/07/2017 21:44:24:
When the politicos get involved, that does not bode well for legitimate users such as hobbyists etc, of course what is likely to be forgotten in all this is that the bad guys will just find another way.
It's always the legitimate user who gets stung. But then if nobody abused the law there would be no need for this. The inevitable result of the abuse is simply more and more rights being taken away from people, it's as simple as that.
Michael W
The problem with most of this type of thing is that knee jerk laws are put into place which simply do not work, but fool people into thinking something will be achieved by it.
Knives cannot be sold to young people but knifing seems to be almost routine in cities, often by those people too young to buy knives.
Very similar thing with the bans on gun ownership, they still seem to get used routinely for crime.
Make the purchase of acids more difficult and they will just get it underhand or find something else to use instead, but buying something to clean brickwork or to assist in boiler making might well get the attention of an anti terrorist official, and maybe even the 2am knocking down of your door.
Edited By V8Eng on 10/07/2017 23:45:45