Jimny(off-road) Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Was reading paper this morning come across this http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-firearms-officer-posts-shocking-6162673 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I wouldn't class holding an unloaded firearm as 'arming children' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sou'Wester Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Fail to see what's "sickening", apart from the fact social media posts leave you open to all sorts of hysterical reactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubear Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 TBH that just made me annoyed. Typical "shock horror" headline from a tabloid paper, sensationalising what was probably an educational experience for the kids. When I was about 8-10 years old we had the armed police into my school to show us what they did and we all got to hold their guns (unloaded of course, as these were too). So far as I could tell from the article this was no different. I also have no issue with educating children about guns when they are young. I still remember now my gran buying me a toy cap gun when I was about 6 and saying that if I pointed it at anyone then I would lose it, regardless of whether it was a toy or not. Her view was that a gun is a gun and you shouldnt point any gun at anything unless you're shooting it, and that I should get that into my head as early as possible! Arguably the FB post was a tad ill-advised as you could almost predict the inevitable howls of anguish when it got out into the public domain, and thats about the only thing I have a real gripe with here - The police officer wasnt really thinking things through when he posted that image. And TBH thats why I dont put anything shooting related up on social media - A) I dont want anyone seeing that and thinking that I might be a way to get hold of a firearm and B) I have friends who are anti-gun and anti-hunting and I dont want to cause any controversy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 The picture was taken several years ago in a Police Station in New Zealand. Where`s the harm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimny(off-road) Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thing is I've always told my little boy never point even a toy gun at anybody . They only little. If he was doing a exercise Course they going to ask for photos took . My boy does when we go in gun shops . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Not sure what to think of it really. I suppose it depends on the context surrounding how and where the photo's were taken. If I pasted a picture online of a couple of kids posing with my guns in my living room then I'm pretty sure there'd soon be a knock on the door from someone in uniform. However, if I took the same pictures with the same children and the same guns when out in the field, then no doubt there would still be outrage from those opposed to shooting, but not a lot else anyone could do. The inference in the article gives the impression they are the coppers guns, but that is unlikely as the picture was taken some years ago in New Zealand. Are they the coppers kids? Were they on holiday there and were given a tour of the police station, including the gun room? Now there's a comment that the boy 'now a teenager', has included pictures of guns on his social media page, the inference being what exactly? It's a good job I couldn't post pictures of my bedroom walls on social media as a kid. Guns, knives, swords, artillery shells, all manner of armaments adorned that room; some real, some not. I'm more concerned that the copper in question is deemed a responsible enough person to hold a firearms license after doing the highest recorded speed on a public road at the time, apparently with a kid on board. But it is the Mirror when all's said and done, so who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 A few years ago I worked at an airport and an armed copper came into the office to flirt with one of the girls. We chatted about his MP5 for a bit and I asked if I could hold it. He handed it over but then pretty quickly took it back and unloaded it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 What I find strange is the need to post on Facebook at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 It's a story that is written to bait the "love to be outraged" brigade. What could be better, a policeman who is supposed to represent authority and responsibility, law breaking speeding, guns and kids. All that was missing was an inference of drugs and hookers and it would have marked 10 out of 10 for outraged indignation fodder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 It's a story that is written to bait the "love to be outraged" brigade. What could be better, a policeman who is supposed to represent authority and responsibility, law breaking speeding, guns and kids. All that was missing was an inference of drugs and hookers and it would have marked 10 out of 10 for outraged indignation fodder. And you can bet the DM tried their hardest to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Its the fact he is a cop more than anything that sensationalises it . Whilst I wouldnt put stuff like that on facebook myself,kids these days can get hold of some very realistic looking toy guns. Also there is the airsoft community with full size ,albeit plastic weaponry,and if they want to post images on social media of them participating in a particular hobby there isnt a lot can be done about it. Fault can be found anywhere if you look hard enough for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) And you can bet the DM tried their hardest to find it. I have no doubt they will have been doing their absolute best to scratch up anything they could. I despise tabloid tripe journalism. Edited July 30, 2015 by grrclark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye18 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Typical left wing **** paper non story.they should see our family photos now that would give them a heart attack.got lots of photos of me around 5 and up with quite a few of my dads guns.Oh the joys of a 70s childhood when nobody batted an eyelid upon seeing a child with with a ww1 mauser with bayonet fixed:-) Edited July 30, 2015 by deadeye18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STOTTO Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Typical left wing **** paper non story.they should see our family photos now that would give them a heart attack.got lots of photos of me around 5 and up with quite a few of my dads guns.Oh the joys of a 70s childhood when nobody batted an eyelid upon seeing a child with with a ww1 mauser with bayonet fixed:-) Christ my sixties childhood was like the ‘Wild West’ most of the kids had guns or some type of weapon or the other, carried them openly and even shot at each other from time to time. Most of us survived, one or two scars here and there but very much the wiser for them! Are we now in a safer society because of all the restrictions imposed upon the law abiding? I don’t somehow think so! Edited July 30, 2015 by STOTTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye18 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Christ my sixties childhood was like the Wild West most of the kids had guns or some type of weapon or the other, carried them openly and even shot at each other from time to time. Most of us survived, one or two scars here and there but very much the wiser for them! Are we now in a safer society because of all the restrictions imposed upon the law abiding? I dont somehow think so! i know what your saying!much better back then when everyone was a lot more grown up and "real". Edited July 30, 2015 by deadeye18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Where is the story here? 2 children holding legal firearms and a guy shooting a legally held rifle Would I have posted my children holding firearms on FB, probably not......should I be able to without being held an honorary member of ISIS, definitely. I teach my oldest to handle and respect firearms so they will not be phased by the scaremongering sheep in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 It's a story that is written to bait the "love to be outraged" brigade. What could be better, a policeman who is supposed to represent authority and responsibility, law breaking speeding, guns and kids. All that was missing was an inference of drugs and hookers and it would have marked 10 out of 10 for outraged indignation fodder. He needed to be an MP as well? It's one of the reasons i have never touched facebook and have no plans to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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