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Nigel Farage behaviour during talk about Dunblane shooting

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MikeRafone · 14/03/2026 13:22

Whatever anyone thinks of handguns, 5 year olds died due to gun shot injuries and some respect should be shown by all MPs whatever side they represent

as he sat during the talk smirking

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TooBigForMyBoots · 14/03/2026 20:10

TheGrimSmile · 14/03/2026 19:53

We all know what Farage is and thankfully people are starting to see through him. Nobody wants hand guns to be legalised apart from violent nutters. Personally, I'd like to see a ban on all guns and all forms of hunting.

I agree, more and more people are seeing him, and his shambles of a party, for what they are: Expensive, lazy, useless grifters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93wv0ylq9yo

Nigel Farage wearing a brown suit and a red tie stands at a Reform UK podium.

Nigel Farage regrets running 'bankrupt' Worcestershire Council

The Reform UK leader says he wishes the party "hadn't bothered" to take control in Worcestershire.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93wv0ylq9yo

TheGrimSmile · 14/03/2026 19:53

We all know what Farage is and thankfully people are starting to see through him. Nobody wants hand guns to be legalised apart from violent nutters. Personally, I'd like to see a ban on all guns and all forms of hunting.

IdentityCris · 14/03/2026 19:16

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 17:18

The Dunblane shooter went to the school with four handguns and 743 rounds of ammunition.
It begs the question as to why someone who had not been recommended to own any firearms was (apparently) allowed membership of a shooting club, was allowed to teach shooting and was able to obtain such a large amount of ammunition.

I can't speak for the gun laws in Scotland prior to 1991 but in England the law was very tight. In the town that I lived in when I was shooting pistol it was nigh impossible to obtain a Firearms Licence if you had an address in certain parts of the town and the Police made regular inspections on your premises.

It wasn't the Law that failed these poor children it was, IMO, the application of it.

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The laws in England weren't working so well, really, given Hungerford.

Farage is stupid if he can't see for himself that the proof has been in the pudding, in the shape of the school shooting statistics in the UK and US since the ban came in. The simple fact is that you can have the most stringent licensing system in the world, if it's reliant on humans you have to accept that they will be fallible.

The standard pro-gun excuse of "it's not guns that kill people, it's people that kill people" is also extraordinarily dim. It doesn't take Einstein to work out that people who want to kill can kill many more people when they (the killers) have guns than when they haven't.

randomrandomer · 14/03/2026 18:51

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:00

So you'd censure this person as well?

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/minister-accused-of-smirking-and-being-amused-by-claimant-death-debate

and these ?

https://leftfootforward.org/2024/04/grant-shapps-gets-destroyed-by-kay-burley-over-tory-sleaze/#google_vignette

https://www.facebook.com/Channel4NewsDemocracy/videos/boris-johnson-accused-of-smirking-at-the-public/1257132887697985/

https://www.indy100.com/politics/michael-fabricant-smiling-keir-starmer

It seems the Left are obsessed with "smirking" and see it everywhere?

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As I said, if that was the intent, it paid off, as you seem eager to prove.

And to be fair, I'm generally pretty happy to assume Grant Schaaps (aka Michael Green when pursuing a pyramid scheme in Vegas), Boris Johnson and Michael Fabricant are deserving of whatever censure they receive.

The first instance, I don't know anything about the accused of the incident, so I'd be happy to keep an open mind and watch a video.

helpfulperson · 14/03/2026 18:37

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 13:26

The ban on handguns after the Dunblane tragedy was a "kneejerk reaction"

In 2014, as Ukip leader, he said the ban on handguns brought in after Dunblane was “ludicrous” and should be lifted, arguing handguns ought to be legalised and licensed again.
Restrictions on small arms put in place after the massacre were a “kneejerk” response, Farage said at the time.
Farage claimed there was “almost no link” between “sensible, decent people” keeping handguns under a licensing system and gun crime on the streets, and insisted repealing the ban would not send gun crime back to “Gunchester”‑era levels.
He summed up his position by saying: “We need a proper gun licensing system…and I think the ban on handguns is ludicrous.”

So now we have a knife crime epidemic.

What now, a ban on knives ?

We had a knife crime epidemic way before 1995. Have a look at the history of knives in glasgow and other places. There is no connection.

AmazingGreatAunt · 14/03/2026 18:34

Let us just put Nigel Farage together with Sir Andy Murray and Judy Murray in the same room with this topic. She would make mincemeat of him!

franklymydearscarlett · 14/03/2026 18:33

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 14:16

He's not smirking. He can't help what his face does.

Many females have a RBF and can't help it.

*"Resting bitch face"

How about this one?

https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/angela-rayner-seen-smirking-as-rachel-reeves-is-seen-crying/vi-AA1HQNcU

and this

You’re actually defending Farage on this topic?

Berriesandcucumbers1 · 14/03/2026 18:30

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 14:25

@Berriesandcucumbers1 "How many mass shootings do they have in America, if these people only had access to knives, far less people would die."

So you'd prefer that people were stabbed not shot ? 😮Really?

I'd prefer that they didn't get injured/killed at all.

This is what I'm talking about. Your reading comprehension and memory may need some improvement

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:27

Berriesandcucumbers1 · 14/03/2026 18:16

I have.
In one of them you suggested I would like people to stabbed.

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????

What are you talking about ??

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:26

randomchap · 14/03/2026 18:17

Tedious

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Yup, some of these posts are.

ForPlumReader · 14/03/2026 18:22

The man is an ignoramus but we knew that anyway. He has no redeeming features as far as I can tell.

JustGiveMeReason · 14/03/2026 18:18

He is a vile, odious, and manipulative man.

Unfortunately the majority of the press in our country is run by people with similar thinking.

randomchap · 14/03/2026 18:17

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:13

Maybe the Left are touchy, very easily 'wound up' and have no self control?

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Tedious

Berriesandcucumbers1 · 14/03/2026 18:16

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:12

Please read my posts.

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I have.
In one of them you suggested I would like people to stabbed.

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:13

randomchap · 14/03/2026 18:12

Or maybe the right wing is full of dickheads who enjoy winding people up

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Maybe the Left are touchy, very easily 'wound up' and have no self control?

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:12

Berriesandcucumbers1 · 14/03/2026 17:51

I probably wouldn't opposed increased restrictions on some archery equipment tbh, although they are still no where near as dangerous as guns
I think you can already get a fire arms license if you are genuinely doing competitive shooting sports.
So are you actually opposed to the restrictions that were imposed on guns after dunblane or not? You seem to be arguing with those who don't want Joe public to have access to guns but then defending farage for complaining about the restrictions being put in place.

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Please read my posts.

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:07

ArtAngel · 14/03/2026 17:55

The Cumbrian Massacre involved a rifle and a sawn off shot gun, not a hand gun.

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So you want to get technical? OK.

The reason people modify a shotgun by shortening the barrel is because they can't get hold of a hand gun. With a shortened barrel, your shotgun becomes a nimble extension of your arm, allowing you to swiftly change positions and adjust your aim with lightning speed.

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 18:00

randomrandomer · 14/03/2026 17:45

I'm not sure what this thread is trying to prove.?

I suppose that there are some people out there so rancid that they'll try to find a way to excuse or defend this man smirking his way through hearing about dead children?

In which case, I think it paid off.

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So you'd censure this person as well?

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/minister-accused-of-smirking-and-being-amused-by-claimant-death-debate

and these ?

https://leftfootforward.org/2024/04/grant-shapps-gets-destroyed-by-kay-burley-over-tory-sleaze/#google_vignette

https://www.facebook.com/Channel4NewsDemocracy/videos/boris-johnson-accused-of-smirking-at-the-public/1257132887697985/

https://www.indy100.com/politics/michael-fabricant-smiling-keir-starmer

It seems the Left are obsessed with "smirking" and see it everywhere?

ArtAngel · 14/03/2026 17:55

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 17:34

Have you forgotten about The Cumbria Shootings in 2010 when 13 people were killed (including the gunman) and 11 injured ?

You can check the stats for yourself here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_Kingdom

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The Cumbrian Massacre involved a rifle and a sawn off shot gun, not a hand gun.

Berriesandcucumbers1 · 14/03/2026 17:51

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 17:46

No, not Joe Public. Those that want to engage in competitive target shooting with small arms should be allowed to do that, but it must be very rigorously controlled.

Would you control archery ? You can buy all sorts of archery equipment on the internet.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-women-murdered-crossbows-last-33221961

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I probably wouldn't opposed increased restrictions on some archery equipment tbh, although they are still no where near as dangerous as guns
I think you can already get a fire arms license if you are genuinely doing competitive shooting sports.
So are you actually opposed to the restrictions that were imposed on guns after dunblane or not? You seem to be arguing with those who don't want Joe public to have access to guns but then defending farage for complaining about the restrictions being put in place.

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cathome64 · 14/03/2026 17:49

FifteenYearsInone · 14/03/2026 13:58

I’m glad he sat there smirking. I’m glad people can see what he is. The more he acts in this way the more his popularity will decline. He’s over confident and he’s now misjudging his own reactions he’s that sure of himself but people aren’t stupid.

I fear you may be overestimating many aspects of a Farage supporter.

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 17:46

Berriesandcucumbers1 · 14/03/2026 16:58

So you would be happy for the general public to have access to guns? If so, why, what good would that do? It increases the risks of people being murdered.

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No, not Joe Public. Those that want to engage in competitive target shooting with small arms should be allowed to do that, but it must be very rigorously controlled.

Would you control archery ? You can buy all sorts of archery equipment on the internet.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-women-murdered-crossbows-last-33221961

randomrandomer · 14/03/2026 17:45

Biggermommabear · 14/03/2026 14:55

So yet another "Farage bashing thread". Yawn.😴

I could show you dozens of clips of MPs "behaving badly", I'm not sure what this thread is trying to prove.?

I'm not sure what this thread is trying to prove.?

I suppose that there are some people out there so rancid that they'll try to find a way to excuse or defend this man smirking his way through hearing about dead children?

In which case, I think it paid off.