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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
An armed police force that can return fire isn't always the answer when it comes to deterrents. In fact, historically, more often than not, they prove to be better "legitimate" targets in the eyes of some terrorist organisations trying to sell their ideals to an otherwise uninterested public.
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It doesn't change the fact that *if* there was something remotely resembling the Mumbai attacks in the UK say in the run up to Christmas the death toll would be absolutely horrific.
Derrick Bird was a lone nutter, probably drunk, with a small calibre rifle and shotgun. The Police got to him very quickly and had to watch as he killed a number of people as they couldn't return fire.
A team of shooters with even basic military training and automatic weapons loose on the streets of London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh etc. knowing they have very little chance of the Police returning fire is not a pleasant thought.
