beardedlady
beardedlady
beardedlady

I'd be more concerned about the fact that the most likely person to rape a woman is her partner and having a gun in the house where there is domestic violence can be a massive problem..

Teaching children about gun safety includes telling them (when they're old enough to understand) about safely storing weapons. It means keeping it FAR away from children until they're old enough to understand. I find it genuinely scary as a gun owner that, when a MASSIVE amount of children die from gun accidents,

It'd be nice if he actually seemed interested in a constructive dialogue rather than lecturing her to try to score political points.

Natalia is lovely - she's just way too functional for where Adam is at the minute.

I totally agree with you - but my money is that crass commercialisation wins out over a need to make a more poignant movie. But I'd LOVE to be wrong.

Something tells me that will be glossed over for the kiddies....

Indeed. I don't want to buy her used clothes, but the name of the brands would be much appreciated!

It can be so hit and miss by post code, though. I went to a sexual health clinic near me and was informed they didn't give out contraception (because there was a separate family planning clinic and apparently contraception isn't sexual health?) Bleh. It is great that it's free, but practical access can be very hit

Well, a lot of it seems to depend on what you did with the flashmob today. I work for a service which supports survivors and while most people do know domestic violence in a problem, I was really happy to spread awareness of specific support services in our local area (which a lot of people did not know about.)

Yes - I work for a domestic violence advocacy organisation and at the flashmob in our section of London, we coordinated with a stall with information on local services. I definitely felt like the attention we got from it was helpful to explain to people we ordinarily wouldn't reach about the support we can survive.

And yes, we (like plenty of gun owners) absolutely agree with restrictions. I see my gun as a privilege, not a right. If I'm irresponsible with my gun, I shouldn't be legally entitled to have one. It's kind of crap that America sees it as a right not a privilege.

Indeed. We have guns for competitive target shooting and would absolutely support the idea that your gun is a privilege and you should have to be responsible to keep it.

Well, we own a gun in a country which has very strong gun control legislation and protections, primarily for sport purposes (my partner competes in target shooting and is one of the organisers of the national target shooting body.) Homes have to be inspected and wall safes examined before we were granted a licence.

It's particularly effective in a North Dub accent.

Indeed (as is Cork), but I think Dublin wins for pure imaginative uses of feck.

No one can outswear a Dub. NO ONE.

I never cursed until I moved to Ireland. Then it was "feck" this and "shite" that.

It's also crap - Fellowes clearly thinks it was pointless and that carries over into Branson. To the point where my Irish best friend can't watch it anymore.

Thanks for supporting us! And yes, a disproportionate percentage of late abortions in the UK are Irish women desperately trying to scrape together the money.

I'm a gun control advocate and I own a gun. I'm perfectly happy to go through a background check and keep my gun in a wall safe - otherwise, it'll be taken away from me. If you're really a responsible gun owner, you should be happy to comply with safeguards.