Another Senseless Multiple Gun Murder
In the North East over Christmas, Michel Atherton apparently murdered three others and then killed himself with legally-held weapons.
For many years, the National Farmers Union has always felt that shotguns and other legally-held weapons, should be kept in a locked cabinet, with two separate keys, that must be held by two people.
Their reasons are mainly to do with preventing suicide amongst farmers and others in the countryside, who have fallen on hard times or are depressed.
Sensibly applied, these rules might well help to prevent tragedies. Especially, if the two key holders live in different dwellings.
An acquaintance of mine was murdered because a shot gun was easily available. If this rule had applied, he might still be alive.
The Anonymous Widower 
As a country boy I think this is a fantastic idea and someone should be trying to have it made law. Like James I have also been exposed to someone using a legally held gun to commit suicide and this idea if it had been in practice would have saved a life. I am all for the idea and I think nearly everyone who holds a legal firearm would also back the idea.
Comment by George Bell | January 3, 2012 |
It wasn’t my idea, but like you I think it is very sensible. If someone was in a bit of a state, do you think that their wife or son would let them have their gun. In most cases the answer would be no! and if it ended in a violent argument, I suspect most second key holders would take sensible secondary action.
Comment by AnonW | January 3, 2012 |