Review Of Firearms Legislation Needed Now

Online, June 14, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The massacre in Cumbria which left twelve dead and a further eleven injured has sparked a new debate over the legislation of firearms in the UK. mingle trend conducted a representative survey to ask Britons their opinion on the matter.

59% of those asked feel that access to guns is currently too easy and that legislation should become stricter. A third said that current regulations are already suitable whereas a minority of 3% think that ownership laws could actually be relaxed.

Men seem to be less concerned by the situation with 41% who are happy with current laws and see no need for change compared to just 24% of women.

The results suggest that a review of firearms legislation is probably due as the majority of those surveyed have expressed feeling that current laws are not strict enough.

Results and graphs can be found under the following link:

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