Spitfire guns firing after 70 years buried in peat

[MoJo]

Was there any question? It was a Browning design.

[stroguy]

That's very cool. Well done Mr. Browning.

But that being Britain and all, aren't they supposed to say that no school children or store owners were hurt in the making of this video? Wonder how long it took to get a permit to test fire it.

[stroguy]

Ah, understood. I was thrown off because I could understand them speaking. Why would I waste my time reading the article? Thanks for the link.

[thatguy]

very cool indeed, thanks for the history.

[RoyGBiv]

What a great sound those make...

[The Annoyed Man]

Irish Republic - not Britain.

Not a whole lot better....

http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/cp/ireland

Ireland has some of the least permissive firearm legislation in Europe. In order to possess a limited range of hunting and sport-shooting firearms,1 gun owners must renew their firearm certificates every three years.2 3 Although small arms-related death, injury and crime remain relatively low, rising rates of gun violence and firearm ownership in the Republic ― in particular the possession and misuse of handguns ― have become sources of national concern.4 In 2009, the private possession of handguns was curtailed. Licensing of all pistols and revolvers using centrefire ammunition was capped through 'grandfathering,' with new licences restricted to a limited range of small-calibre .22 rimfire handguns and .177 air pistols.3 5 The possession and use of realistic imitation firearms in a public place is prohibited.6 7 Ireland is an active supporter of the United Nations process to reduce gun injury (UNPoA).

Gunpolicy.org's website says about themselves:

The international bulletin of firearm injury prevention since 1997, Gun Policy News provides daily global and regional bulletins of small arms policy, armed violence prevention and gun control news published in mass media. Feel free to display our news feeds on your Web site or blog.

When such a source calls Ireland's gun laws some of the "least permissive" in all of Europe, well, that's not a good thing for Irish gun owners. The very fact that they view the free exercise of a human right to be a matter for governmental permission says all you need to know about them.