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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:13 pm 
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Courtmartialling an SAS sniper for having a Glock will really help them have a gun-free, nonviolent society, I'm sure.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/01/evidence-to-be-presented-in-sas-sniper-court-martial/?intcmp=obinsite

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LONDON (AFP) – Former SAS sniper Danny Nightingale will on Tuesday face the first day of evidence against him at a military court, where he is accused of illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.

Nightingale was initially found guilty of illegally possessing a Glock 9mm pistol and almost 300 live rounds of ammunition but won an appeal following a public campaign led by his wife, Sally.

The soldier will appear at the military court centre in Bulford, Wiltshire, where present and former members of British special forces are due to give evidence.

Judge Advocate General Jeff Blackett will allow certain witnesses at the court martial to be identified by a letter rather than their name and to give evidence from behind a screen.

Nightingale, a member of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, spoke to confirm his identity on the court martial's opening day Monday.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:40 am 
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While I feel sad for him and think Britain's gun laws are horrid, he should be subject to the same laws as everyone else, right?

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Why should he not be punished for breaking the law?


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:00 am 
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No one said that he shouldn't. The absurdity is in the law in the first place.

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The case is an interesting one. As I understand it the driver behind the prosecution is the military, for bringing pistol and ammo into residence; public opinions squarely behind him, and he's been acquitted once already. He must have really pissed off his officers over something


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If he's been acquitted once, how is he still being prosecuted? Do you have double jeopardy protection in the UK?

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