I disagree.
A golf club cant take someone head off at 600 yards.
I think it should work like this. Lets say you apply for a .308 and it is granted.
This then permits you to buy any calibre under .308 up to a max of 3 guns (you can apply for more if you want)
We don't need a bunch of people hunting 50 acres with .50 cals.
A maniac with a golf club could some serious damage in a classroom of small children .The ,thankfully, small numbers of outrages have all been up close and very personal with only a very few "sniper" shooting and this only abroad.
The problem is with peoples' attitude to gun ownership in general be it rifle shotgun or pistol , we as a group have been denigrated by the press with the help of the police
( think cover-up ) and used by sleazy politicians to their advantage ,the results of which can be shown by the last , grossly incompetent , government.
We ,as shooters , have to be on our collective toes at all times and meanwhile think of others who might shoot different disciplines ,be it target or hunting.
Common sense would keep .50 cals where they should be ,that is ,on approved SAFE ranges of which sadly there aren't many. We shooters are mostly blessed with more common sense re. fireams use than almost all others in the UK ,politicians especially and a lot of politically motivated senior police officers ,who ,despite rules to the contrary , involve themselves in politics under the auspices of ACPO and others.
We should stick together as a group and hope that more enlightened political groups / parties emerge with honest ,down to earth thinking who wil cut the ******** out of government and reign in the excesses of crooked sleazy grabbing MPs who seem to be the norm nowadays .
Rant over
Be good.