The Leader of the UK Independence Party has criticised the ban on handguns
Would you like to speak to our readers? We offer sponsored articles and advertising to put you in front of our audience. Find out more.Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), has criticised the ban on handguns. During a phone-in as part of a radio interview on LBC 97.3, a listener asked if Mr Farage thought it was right to ban handguns. He replied: ?I would not like us to go to the American system, which strikes me as being absolutely crazy that you can go and buy automatic repeating rifles down at a local gunshop that looks more like a supermarket. We need a proper gun licensing system, which to a large extent I think we already have, and I think the ban on handguns is ludicrous.?
Mr Farage?s comments have been criticised by senior Police officers, politicians and academics, who argue that the reintroduction of handguns would lead to a rise in gun crime.
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